A part of me has become immortal, out of my control.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art.

Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very quick.

For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards.

For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time.

I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song structure as a graph paper.

I always use the same guitar; I got this guitar years and years ago for nine pounds. It's still got the same strings on it.