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I did a cover of the James Bond theme, and I felt like such a fraud, because the original is so good.
I think that Eminem is very talented and remarkably bright, and I actually do like a lot of his music.
Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?
Music can always serve a role in people's lives when it's emotional and warm and inviting and beautiful.
Personally I find the democratic chaos of the Internet fascinating, and for the most part really benign.
When I was very young, I played in a punk-rock band, but I also studied music theory and classical music.
As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of making music is to get it heard by as many people as possible.
I like my coffee like I like my romantic partners: cold and bitter and prone to giving me anxiety attacks.
I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms.
I like the humility that comes from being hated. Hopefully some humility and compassion comes out of that.
One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?
Old people go to the polls because they can't get erections, young people stay home, do drugs and have sex.
When I can really open myself up to someone and show someone who I really am, it's amazing when it happens.
People love their favorite records. And I aspire to make a record someone might be able to love in that way.
I run into a lot of people who are instantly filled with ridicule at the idea that someone wouldn't eat meat.
A lot of times good, pristine recordings prevent the listener from getting emotionally involved in the music.
To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.
I'm pretty much a realist. There's a certain age you get to when you're not really going to be shown anymore.
For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.
I feel that one of the reasons Brexit happened was that people stayed at home rather than going to the polls.
The demise of the monolithic record industry has been, for a lot of people, really liberating and emancipating.
I was never encouraged to believe anything. I was brought up in a profoundly agnostic or pantheistic community.
A vegan who beats his wife is far further down the ethical ladder than a meat eater who's kind to his children.
Who wakes up when they're worth £120million and says, 'I'm unhappy today but if only I had an extra £2million!'
No one drives in Manhattan - in fact, many of the folks who live in Manhattan don't even have driving licenses!
I'm just fascinated with the world that I can see, but I'm even more fascinated with the world that I can't see.
Honestly, the most vulnerable part of my life is probably just honest expression, as cliché as that might sound.
Maybe it's a form of overcompensation, but whenever I've toured, I've always needed a huge performance component.
All I want to do with my life is try and make music that I really love, and so every day I try and work on music.
That is not all I need. I need dogs. A house filled with dogs and a smart, funny, kind, loving girlfriend or wife.
Luckily almost no one buys music anymore, so selling music doesn't really affect any of my professional decisions.
It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?
I don't sleep very well when I travel. And as a result, I tend to be awake in cities when everyone else is asleep.
My job of being a musician in a recording studio has nothing to do with being a musician being on tour performing.
The aggressive, energised, political, or even politicised, culturally aware music hasn't really existed [recently].
Though in many of its aspects this visible world seems formed in love, the invisible spheres were formed in fright.
When public figures think they can open a business even though they've got no business experience, it's a bad idea.
I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He's got such a wicked sense of humor.
There's no wrong way to meditate. And meditation should never be a difficult practice that leads to self criticism.
Should the progressives in Germany in the 30s have tolerated the National Socialists? Of course they shouldn't have.
I know it's simple, but my main inspiration is just my love of music. I know that sounds overly naive. But it's true.
I've never seen Friends; I've never seen Seinfeld. I've heard people reference these things but I've never seen them.
When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's.
Shaving your head is acceptable. It's when you start wearing toupees and brushing your hair over that things go wrong.
There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible.
I don't have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children.
Actually, the most entitled people I've met are indie rockers and indie actors, because they really believe their press.
A lot of my friends who grew up in Manhattan have a strange phobia about Brooklyn. It's big and scary and they get lost.
The most emotional part is when I go into my studio every day and pretty much never have an idea of what's gonna happen.
I'd much rather go out and have music randomly presented to me by different DJs than stay home and discover it on my own.