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" If there is true evil in the world - it is Republican conservatives. "

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" You can sit down with Reason or Ableton and literally in a couple of hours make a very good-sounding record. But then a lot of people become contented with that, rather than pushing themselves to making something that sounds great. "

" NASA is an utterly fascinating place, and the fact that the buildings look so anonymous almost makes it more fascinating. You walk by a generic office-park-looking building, and you have no idea what's going on inside. "

" I'm a terrible cook, so I usually eat out with friends. "

" I live in New York and I love hanging out in gay clubs, and a lot of my friends are gay. But, for better or for worse, I'm not gay. "

" I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He's got such a wicked sense of humor. "

" Personally I find the democratic chaos of the Internet fascinating, and for the most part really benign. "

" I walk out my front door in New York and I'm out on the street and there are people everywhere. L.A. is so much more spread out, so it's really easy in L.A. to have a little more isolation and to just not see as many people. "

" No one drives in Manhattan - in fact, many of the folks who live in Manhattan don't even have driving licenses! "

" Small, bald white guys like myself - we all kind of look the same. "

" I truly believe, as an institution, most major labels should just die. "

" It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you're a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently. "

" In 1991 I did an interview wherein I described myself as a 'teetotal Christian,' which was an exaggeration, although I do like tea and Christ. "

" Every single day the world seems like it is on the brink of falling apart. But then I look outside my window, and things look about the same as they did a week ago. It's almost a form of cognitive dissonance. "

" Musically, New York is a big influence on me. Walk down the street for five minutes and you'll hear homeless punk rockers, people playing Caribbean music and reggae, sacred Islamic music and Latino music, so many different types of music. "

" When 'Play' first came out, journalists didn't review it; it didn't get radio play. And then it became this big successful record and, I hate to admit this, I found myself liking the fame. I bought into it. "

" I'm like a monk with a taste for hookers. "

" Have I dated a supermodel? Of course not. I'd look ridiculous. "

" I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms. "

" When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's. "

" I've made records that everyone has hated and I've loved, and made records that everyone has loved and I've deemed, at best, mediocre. "

" It's heartbreaking that so many hundreds of millions of people around the world are desperate for the right to vote, but here in America people stay home on election day. "

" But at the same time, I don't let myself regret things to the point that I'm paralyzed. "

" I made a record in 1996 called 'Animal Rights' that was a very difficult, very dark punk-rock record. Of all the records I've made, it's my favorite one. It's also the one that got the worst reviews and sold the worst. "

" I buy things with the best of intention of living in them and then life intercedes. "

" People have always been resistant to change. If you go back to the 17th, 18th century, playing guitar was frowned upon. When rock n' roll first started, no one took it seriously. "

" I think the word 'blog' is an ugly word. I just don't know why people can't use the word 'journal.' "

" Call me a nerd if you like, but I do find it hard to leave home without my laptop and a good book. "

" I always feel kind of absurd and presumptuous presenting a speech. "

" If you care about women's rights, you can't not vote. "

" Some of the songs I've made, I'm really disappointed in how I mixed them. "