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

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.

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.

I’m a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument.

That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.

The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness”.

I was playing a part of someone dealing dope on a street corner – and there was a guy actually dealing heroin right there. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I got real confused.

It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.

Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.

I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.

I don’t like what’s going on in Iraq, naturally. I’m part of a large majority of people who don’t, but I do not know the whole story.

Everything changes with age. The parts change with age, your feelings about them change, roles that I would’ve wanted to play 10 years ago, I don’t want to play now.