We always try to encourage more songs sung by Kim, because there are always requests for it. I certainly don't want to ball hog all the singing.

Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into a Sonic Youth song and completely away from it being a solo song.

Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with expression through words

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the mainstream popular music.

I have to reign myself in a lot.

Hits are for squares.

I never do releases to try and make or break some contemporary band.

Everyday people are not very good designers.

I don't think I'm better than anyone; I just like to prove to myself that things I imagine can be done.

It's good to talk to people and get ideas.

We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.

Cats yawn because they realize that there's nothing to do.

I tried, it was hard, I quit, the end. Story of my life.

I want one thing I can point to and say, 'that is good, and it's a part of me.'

We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us. We have no cause for complaint.

Vladimir: I don't understand. Estragon: Use your intelligence, can't you? Vladimir uses his intelligence. Vladimir: (finally) I remain in the dark.

The only women I publicly date are those who have a higher IMDB rating than me.