“The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.”

“Yelling doesn't get your point across, it only makes it louder.”

“There is no need for words in the world of classical music. Silence speaks louder here.”

“You care passionately about this thing…That is what makes you so valuable. That and your talents, your allergies, your tame pathologies, the things that make you a secret legend in the world of marketing.”

“People are going deaf because music is played louder and louder, but because they're going deaf, it has to be played louder still.”

“I make music to make you sick of fake music — hate music like devil worshippin' Satan music. So say your prayers — your Hail Mary's and Jesuses. Take two sticks, tape 'em together and make a crucifix.”

“Of music and happiness, always make your lifestyle.”

“I make elevating music, you make elevator music”

“Among the problems with shame was that it in fact did not make you shorter or quieter or less visible. You just felt like you were.”

“As with any collaboration, you have to find someone that's in your 'mode' of making music.”