Musician

Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work.

I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro and a bridge.

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it.

We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is uncertain. Everything feels like its on the precipice of some major transformation, whether we like it or not.

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.

The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom.

I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of myth or dream.

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do what you want. I'm really grateful for it because I can play music and people will listen.

I like music because it's the only invisible art form.

My tendency is to be very experimental.

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best.

There's no single movement out there. It's not like in the '60s, when Revolver came out and that's just it for the next year.

I'm lucky that a lot of my friends are in the entertainment industry.

I try not to do anything by formula.

I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for years, decades, but more so now than ever.

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.

Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art-it's a fun group activity.