Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research.

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

Sometimes I think I don't have much choice in the matter. It's just what happens, and I'm following my instincts the whole time.

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin.

There's a lot of interesting words, nomenclatures, in science.

To live in peace is to follow peace with all men

Maybe weakness is a strength of a kind.

It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.

I often like to enjoy the beauty of a beautiful book.

A mask is what we wear to hide from ourselves.

Unprovided with original learning unformed in the habits of thinking unskilled in the arts of composition I resolved to write a book.

I am very proud of the fact I do not cheat when I'm playing golf.

I believe in evil. It is the property of all those who are certain of truth. Despair and fanaticism are only differing manifestations of evil.

Great men, like nature, use simple language.

Instagram is a great example of you just doing your thing.