People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher..

Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead..

I don't have a problem doing interviews. It's not punishment. There's things about it that I don't like. No one else is really saying these kinds of ….

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of cou….

It doesn't mean that I'm overly enthusiastic about much music. Except the people that really touch me. It has to touch me, it has to grab a hold of m….

It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried to explain them to anyone else. I've ….

Thank god we don't know a lot about William Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautréamont. These are the best guys we got, and their art is powerful b….

I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's no paycheck at the end; it's more of a 'wha….

All these biopics and biographies and people gossiping about so-and-so's drug abuse or who's sleeping with who, it's just a bunch of nonsense..

Loneliness is the most compelling force in the universe..

Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff..

Dead men always have the last laugh. They win. They're dead. You can't hurt their feelings anymore..

With death comes a choice. And death is a choice..

It's the stupidest thing of all time, going on tour. It deteriorates the soul, but it's fun..

I have been singing as long as I can remember. I used to be in choir; I used to do musical theater. I'd prefer not to sing my own songs, but there yo….

When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's cal….

Bringing the individual into it music only distracts from the universal and makes it trivial. And then it's easy to wash your hands of it because you….

You can't just explain a joke. Either it isn't funny, or the person just totally missed the punchline..

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone..

Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility..

I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag..