Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: September 11, 1965
Biologically we’re all the same. We all get sad, we all get happy, and we all die. Anyone who pretends that that’s not the case is either a sociopath….
It just seems like musicians want to sell a few records and put out a perfume line, and I think it's so sad that there are so many musicians who don'….
I'm just fascinated with the world that I can see, but I'm even more fascinated with the world that I can't see..
One of the main reasons I'm vegan is because I'm ethically lazy. My friends who eat meat or who eat eggs have to sometimes wrestle with the ethical c….
I like the humility that comes from being hated. Hopefully some humility and compassion comes out of that..
I'm like a monk with a taste for hookers..
There's an aesthetic theme, which is cities at two o'clock in the morning. Not cities packed with people going out to clubs and dancing but desolate,….
Over time I just realised the world is a very complicated place, and there is not a single structured belief system that adequately and comprehensive….
Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?.
People don't truly respond to something until they see the direct consequences..
To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible..
I have no patience for anyone who thinks they've figured things out, no patience for people who think they're right at the expense of everyone else. ….
And if we obey God, we must disobey ourselves, and it is in this disobeying ourselves, wherein the hardness of obeying God consists..
So in 1987 I gave up all animal products and became a vegan. Simply so that I could eat and live in accordance with my beliefs that animals have thei….
But when a man’s religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment to him; and in fine, makes this earth of ours an uncomfortable inn to….
If the entire world decided to become vegan tomorrow, a whole host of the world's problems would disappear overnight. Climate change would decrease b….
If Nirvana had remained a small, underground punk rock band, Kurt Cobain would still be alive. And he'd probably be living in Seattle, getting kind o….
My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals.
There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing campaign, they somehow believe….
I remember New York in the '80s as a place with vacant lots that would eventually give over to nature. Weeds would grow up, squirrels would move in. ….
Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach..