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I liked 'The Omen.'
Contradictions are fun.
I try to write humanistic songs.
Sometimes I teach script writing.
I always liked American Analog Set.
Me, I'm a lazy bum, so I don't shave.
I like good melodies and a great song.
We all have holes inside. We need love.
Yeah, I've always liked Barbara Crane's stuff.
I find making records by myself incredibly boring.
I keep trying to make different records each time.
I'll always err on the side of art for art's sake.
I'm very flattered the press wants to write about me.
Every musician that comes along teaches me something.
It's nice to play new songs, but it's nerve-wracking.
My day-to-day existence is, honestly, a little boring.
I like to make fun records. Contrary to popular belief.
Anything to shake you out of the normal habits is good.
I'm a movie buff, and I'm interested in the craft of it.
I'm not religious. But I grew up religious in the Bible Belt.
I don't write Plastic Ono Band stuff, though I love that record.
At the end of the day, I can't sit down and write a song to sell.
I was raised in the suburbs. I wasn't on a plantation or anything.
I like short records in general that you can swallow in one sitting.
I certainly don't want to make the same record twice. That's no fun.
You cannot predict public taste. That's why I always just trusted mine.
I didn't really intend on having a music career. It just kind of happened.
As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs.
Love songs are helpful. We've always needed as much love as we could possibly need.
What's around the corner is always more exciting than the corner that I'm on, unfortunately.
Anytime you go back and listen to old material, there's always the threat of being surprised.
Every time I play with a new musician I absorb something, even if it's someone you don't like!
What's fascinating about facial hair? It's more fascinating that people shave it off every day.
I try to use a poetic language more than talk about my feelings, but it is married to the music.
Oh yeah, I love Peter Gabriel's stuff. I mean, I even have the Genesis records. He's incredible.
At art school you realize that in order to stay engaged you have to ignore the critics, good and bad.
I don't want to single anyone out. I'll just say that there are a lot of not good band names out there.
You can't predict what people are going to like. You have to stay true to your enthusiasm and obsessions.
People always say, 'Why don't you play more sets in Texas?' and I say, 'Dude, why don't you come babysit?'
I change things each time we go into making a record, like the personnel playing on it, the types of music.
My folks had a lot of Motown records, so that was a kind of an early inspiration. I grew up on the radio really.
I'm pretty easy going. I can be anyway. I definitely have my moments. You can ask my kids. But I try to be nice.
My wife is a midwife, and there's only so many states where you can do that. Texas is a place where she can work.
I feel like anytime you write about people in an honest way, you can find connections to any issue you would like.
A thing can be too pretty and perfect, so if you kick some dirt on it, then it feels like you wore it around a bit.
The Beatles showed with 'Sgt. Pepper's' that you can make an album out of anything, just make it seem like it's connected.
A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies.
I've always liked string sections. I'm a sucker for melody, so it's fun to have strings add more layer of melody in the arrangement.
It's a funny thing having a recording be part of your career. It means you can go back and revisit yourself, in a way most people don't.
I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a writer.