I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.

No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I do want to continue selling records. And I would, eventually, quite like some money.

People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.

Creativity was born out of necessity because I didn't have many things to play with.

I have read that, when you are writing or working on something creative, and your attention wanders, your brain is processing and working on what you have just done. But I find it hard to believe that my brain is really taking five hours to fully process the seven minutes I have managed to spend focused on one thing.

In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.

I'm not there to tailor the role to me: I'm there to tailor me to the role. That guarantees me something, a precious thing, which is creativity. I'm guaranteed that I will have a creative experience, because I will go to it, not demand that it comes to me.