You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, ma….

That's the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them. That's more important even then what their backgro….

I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates..

You think you've made something really great, but there's a reason why it's not resonating the way some previous work did. But it's not that easy to ….

I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It's hard to say whether or not you're a be….

I think all musicians and producers, they know the real goal is to come up with a record that is entertaining and not boring, that's the goal. I thin….

I like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it's kind of lik….

Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his record….

I don't make records that way, where I'm trying to please the marketplace or anything. Not because I have anything against that, it's just never been….

As I paint, I realise, while it's something I do very much by myself, it's very solitary, the creative process feels similar to making music to me no….

When we've got something to say to the world, we will. I'm really happy that people are interested. "So, what's up with the Pixies record? So, what's….

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job..

I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression..

I won't necessarily make new music because when you make a record there are these great expectations on the side of the record company who are going ….

I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song..

Everyone thinks I'm a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I'll just flip 'em the bird!.

I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway..

I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn't a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn't deserve to paint. But I have gradually….

Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought..

My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code..

I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. ….