I was just very into things that were the opposite of what other people liked. I didn't want to listen to music that I could find at a friend's house. My identity was really forged around that, and you know, eventually that kind of identity gets dismantled and fed to the vultures. But I was somehow on my own mission.
I'm not dissatisfied, just not satisfied in an ultimate sense.
The ideal is to live forever, right? Or to live right now and just be grateful that I feel good. I'm definitely grateful for every second that I'm alive. At this point in my life, I definitely take time out throughout the day to just stop and be like, "Everything is cool." It's as good as it's gonna be, because it only gets worse.
The things that keep me awake at night are things like textures and instrumentation and plotting out what things are going to do and what the sounds are that I'm trying to capture.
It’s not illegal to be an asshole. It’s not illegal to be racist, even. It’s not illegal to do anything.
It's not illegal to be an asshole.
I have a strong impulse to protect history and time and the lineage of events.
There's always room for improvement. I'm always focused on the results, and those are the precise things that I don't really experience as a part of the performance.
I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.
I never see songs as permanent. I'm always in a state of revising everything.
I dont want any injustice brought against the bullies. Bullies just dont know any better. Anyone who is crying about police brutality or victimization as an adult needs to stop it and realize the privileges we have in this country.
I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.
My goal is to make something special and pure, and that keeps me going, keeps me busy on the path of sobriety.
As soon as you start to think of that thing that you want to convey or say, you can always just say it much better than you can actually rhyme it or stuff it into a song. It's very, very difficult to just kind of get your point across without going the back way. And you have to be good at that, to not think about things so hard. Let the pen take over, so that it's somebody else's job to dissect the lyrics and tell you what you're all about.
I would die to record in space. That would be the coolest. If I got the option of, going into outer space and hanging out there for a day, and then coming back home and dying the next day, or just waiting around to see if there's any opportunity for the technology to develop so that I might experience outer space sometime in the future, I would probably take the ride today and die tomorrow. I'd be happy just hanging out between the moon and the Earth, getting a view.
I procrastinate, and I push writing to the last available moment, because I don't like to settle on anything. I guess you can call it indecision or you can call it holding out for inspiration.
It's just about pushing yourself to realms that are uncharted. I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing, I don't know if it's any good, I don't know if it's anything. It's a big question mark. The idea is to have interesting results. That's my bottom line. Not just a creative fantasy world or something like that, but a mood too.
I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.
I dont think I threw myself into music because I had the best intentions; it was because I was really angry.
I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.
I was definitely a thespian of sorts in elementary school. I went to a real small private school and every year I participated in the talent shows and the school plays, all of 'em.
I love having the impulsivity to change course. I think it's key to keeping things fresh.
I've learned that I shouldn't shrink from success. Though honestly I thought they'd be knocking on my door years ago.
At 35, I'm thinking, Oh, I don't have any of that initial inspiration that I had before, all that angst. I always thought I would burn out very quickly.
It's really the creature of my own making from top to bottom. I appreciate that. And the good fortune, the perseverance, having the stamina to stick around longer than everyone else even after people write you off - that's always been a good motivating force in my life.
