When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions.

Sometimes the things that destroy you, become the architectural blueprints which make your mind royal.

Live in peace with all people.

I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn't like me at all.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness.

But I am I. And I won't subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind

Well, the Lord is going to get another one.

The road before us is shorter than the road behind.

In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.

The music I do is food... that will be your dinner.