I like when people take chances.
Well, I think what's most important is the idea of something.
I think people get fixated on the example of an idea.
Not everyone deserves to be a musician, you get lucky enough to be one.
I think more people need to make out.
I think people listen to whatever they think is good.
I asked my friend Greg Andersson to introduce me to people that can distribute my album.
If you're trying to do something different, you can't ask someone to help, because they'll want to make it not different.
I think I learned years ago when I went to Hawaii that you don't bring puka shells back. You've got to be careful of your vacation purchases.
I've worked at a deli, I've worked construction, I've worked a few different jobs.
If I was just in one band, I would have a problem with the amount of time between records because I don't want to wave one flag. I just want to be part of something cool.
The problem is that music is selfish in that you need to make it for yourself, so that you can give it away, and those two things don't jive. I needed to find the right reason to play that had the magic and mystery and excitement that made me want to play in the first place.
Any band on their first couple records is just trying to keep up with their inspiration.
When you get sick and it's extended, you go through all these mental phases, and everyone handles them differently.
Making people uncomfortable is one of my hobbies.
I'm not politically correct; I never said I was.
I think people believe I'm some kind of evil dictator sometimes. But I don't much care about that.
Sometimes hard decisions have to be made, and sometimes wonderful decisions have to be made. You've got to be willing to make them all.
I think the best thing I could ever teach my daughter is that she's not an object or a trophy, and that she can trust in herself and believe in herself and that you are not your things, and you are not your job.
Looking for equality everywhere is a huge mistake because equals are terrible and boring. But a sense of fairness and justice is a totally different thing and a much more complex thing.
