You find ways to push yourself into the sound through repetition. It doesn't stay the same. It morphs constantly.

Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments.

The sexuality of children - there's a lot friction there. That tension interests me a lot.

You make your work and you can't ask for approval when you're doing it. Otherwise, it's going to be untruthful in some way.

The goal is ecstasy, but I don't want to make some sort of saccharine pop music. I want to make something that's completely uncompromising: the best possible music ever made.

The music takes you. It has to be alive. It's like you hammer something, and the way it happens to bleed leads you into new directions.

I don't want to sound like everybody else.

I like loud electric guitars because I like how you can just lose your entire being in the sound.

I'm the band leader. That's not to say that the other people are my minions - they all put in a tremendous amount of personality, and push the music in ways I would never expect.

I used to routinely break my ribs doing stupid things onstage, but I have a healthy fear of breaking my bones now.

I'm pretty confident that people are going to come along for the ride. If they don't, tough.

I'll love you even when I can't""I'll love you even when I shouldn't

Life changes and that's cool. Growing older is amazing, I think.

I write music. I'm in a band.

Appealingness is inversely proportional to attainability.

We can console ourselves for not having great talents as we console ourselves for not having great places. We can be above both in our hearts.

With good art, that's what happens - it comes directly out from inside of you almost instinctively.

You are not an observer, you are a participant.

The Queen is the only person who can put on a tiara with one hand, while walking down stairs.

I'm working it out, man. I'm working through some stuff, trying to find my way like everyone.

My whole thing is I like to hang around winners, I like winning spirits, I have zero tolerance for jealousy.