“I think it’s important that we run that tension between the way things are.”

I am not an artist except that when I envision a concept, I sometimes indulge it.

We’re like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I’ll die.

But then, being a sort of rebellious, philosophical thinker, I’m always looking for new ways to shake things up.

They have to be desirable, well-designed and work well.

They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.

As a society, we are so wrapped up in our own artificial creations that we have become disconnected from one another and the wonder of our natural world.

I think it can be a lot more collaborative.

In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general.

We’re all part of the story; we can all contribute and participate.

Everything I do, it’s all about making every moment a quality, meaningful moment.

I think in the old music, everything was so competitive.

I’m passionate about it because I think it’s the most direct way to connect to the things that are ineffable.

We have to act united as a people, and that means that every individual has to participate and do their part.

I see stuff sometimes and have a good laugh.

You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing.

I think winter wear is communal.

Our relationship with alcohol is a hologram for how human beings relate to the natural world.

You can do terrible things when you don’t know who you are.

This is called being a human and it happens to everyone.

We already know that there are those close to James Comey who have a very different take, if there are tapes, of course, that would be the best evidence of what took place.

The human being makes room for and makes use of those organisms that are not him.

You can’t learn anything from being perfect.

Can we all just stop being dicks?!

My teaching was animated by what I was reading and being excited by as a poet.