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" I can't deny that label-support gave me a leg up - though not every successful artist needs it. "

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" People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music, I guess, and I think that's pretty much all you can ask. "

" I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass. "

" I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert. "

" My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food. "

" Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life. "

" I resent the implication that I'm less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works. "

" I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it. "

" Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. "

" You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car. "

" I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching. "

" I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff. "

" I found music to be the therapy of choice. I guess it is for a lot of people. "

" There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking. "

" Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter. "

" I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while. "

" The physical sensation of gliding with the wind in your face is exhilarating. That automatic activity of pedalling, when you have to be awake but not think too much, allows you to let subconscious thoughts bubble up, and things seem to just sort themselves out. And the adrenaline wakes you up if you weren't properly alert. "

" Yeah, it's pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days. "

" Performing is a thing in itself, a distinct skill, different from making recordings. And for those who can do it, it's a way to make a living. "

" People use irony as a defense mechanism. "

" I encourage people not to be passive consumers of music and of culture in general. And feeling like, yeah, you can enjoy the products of professionals, but that doesn't mean you don't have to completely give up the reins and give up every connection to music or whatever it happens to be. "

" I'm concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I'm aiming for, which is not such a good thing. "

" I've noticed that when I am selling a lot of records, certain things become easier. I'm not talking about getting a table in a restaurant. "

" Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style. "

" People hear about stuff from their friends or a magazine or a newspaper. "

" Some folks believe that hardship breeds artistic creativity. I don't buy it. One can put up with poverty for a while when one is young, but it will inevitably wear a person down. "

" Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots. "

" One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail. "

" I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same. "

" As everything becomes digitized, there's the idea that things that can't be digitized become more valuable. "

" I cycled when I was at high school, then reconnected with bikes in New York in the late '70s. It was a good way of getting around the clubs and galleries of the Lower East Side and Soho. "