I don’t have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children.
I don’t sleep very well when I travel. And as a result, I tend to be awake in cities when everyone else is asleep.
I’m obsessed with politics, and I talk about it any chance I can get. I have strong opinions about how the world should be run.
I have no perspective as regards my work. One reason I put out records and books is people respond to it, and it enables you to actually see the work more clearly. It’s a form of therapy for me. Sometimes abusive therapy.
I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He’s got such a wicked sense of humor.
I may be a lifelong ‘downtowner,’ but Central Park really is the most amazing and the most beautiful part of New York City.
I’ve never seen ‘Friends;’ I’ve never seen ‘Seinfeld.’ I’ve heard people reference these things but I’ve never seen them.
There was a time when I was way too reliant upon other people’s opinions and perspective of me. And I guess over time came to see how unhealthy that was. I mean it’s almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers.
If there is true evil in the world – it is Republican conservatives.
I love the idea of making records that people can use, records that have a sense of utility.
I love it when celebrities fall apart.
I don’t think too much about how it might exist in the world in a commercial sense – I more just try and focus on making music that I love and trying to put it out into the world.
If you look at someone like Joe Strummer or John Lennon, when you heard their music you knew that they wrote it and they cared about it.
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.
I don’t think I’m a particularly good writer, and I’m not terribly insightful.
I find myself for whatever reason unable to live in the apartment I renovate and have to sell.
As far as I’m concerned, the whole point of making music is to get it heard by as many people as possible.
I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist.
I have actually found myself buying up more and more old analogue gear. I have this strange obsession with old drum machines.
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.