My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old, having to stare at the wall and chant..

No drug is a cure, though. Drugs are just big pieces of tape they stick over warning lights..

To do it nationally or internationally, you have to follow a few more rules..

I felt like it was a great secret when I found out that I could be in my 30s..

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth..

If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me..

My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind..

Popular music sucks so bad right now..

I don't like the idea of famous people..

I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bu….

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion..

I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it..

I have to play as much of the game as I allow myself to get the music heard. But it's not unlike the rest of the world, so I'm not as up in arms abou….

I don't like what the radio plays for the most part..

Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument..

Now I know I'll never be numb again. A mother is condemned to feel everything forever. And I'm finally afraid, condemned to fear everything forever. ….

If Americans thought music and art belonged together, they wouldn't have the Grammys..

I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die..

We need a day of the dead. That's a perfect celebration..

That's my dream job, to be able to mail songs out to people who want to hear them. Paste my face on them and not travel all over the world trying to ….

I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not goin….