Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
Sometimes when you record an album in the end, there are things here and there you regret production wise or in composition.
You just have to be adventurous and that's the way I like to work. I think that's the role of the artist, to do something difficult, doing it first for himself. That's my definition of sincerity.
Every time I make a record, it's a gem with different facets, and every time I like to explore a different side. The core is the same, it never changes, but I try to create a different shape.
There are so many bands always doing the same album over and over; I want to evolve, try new things.
I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.
Sometimes people think that that you are going softer, or you are going mainstream, but that's not true. It's way more true to change your style.
[On the United States:] We are a wildly energetic people in our pursuit of pleasure, let alone in our pursuit of money, and we are very odd to look at as we go about our lives.
Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down
I play guitar because it lets me dream out loud.
I do kind of transcend the song and give it a different meaning.