I detest "love lyrics." I think one of the causes of bad mental health in the United States is that people have been raised on "love lyrics"

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.

A composers job involves the decoration of fragments of time. Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.

The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively - because without this humble appliance, you can't know where The Art stops and The Real World begins.

There is no hell. There is only France.

It is not necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork and the other is nostalgia.