The happy and the suffering probably understand life equally well, but the sufferers may see a little more clearly how little it is that they understand.
I would expect another Scars album before another System album.
It's important not to take yourself too seriously,. . . and I think sometimes people take us a lot more seriously than we take ourselves, especially when it comes to politics. Politics, for me, is a reflection of the world I live in. But love is just as important as politics to me. They both exist in the world, you know? And if you don't reflect the entire world around you, then you're leaving something out.
Back in the day, when the emperor or the king or whatever waged war, they went to war, too. But that's been lost in time.
I like to watch retarded people have sex, am I alone?
Superman told me. . . that we needed to make a double. . . type of record. . . and so I answered: 'Okay, Superman. We will make. . . a double type of record but it won't be a double album because. . . Batman. . . didn't want a double album'
But love is just as important as politics to me. They both exist in the world, you know? And if you dont reflect the entire world around you, then youre leaving something out.
I like people, I really do. I like meeting people. But most of the time I would rather be at home reading a book than reading in a bookstore. It's a performance, and it ends up being all right, and then you have a nice shot of bourbon afterwards, and it's all good. I want to please people. I want to be nice. I want to be liked. As a result I say yes to everything. But it takes a lot of vital energy out of me.
My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.
Any profound view of the world is mysticism. It has, of course, to deal with life and the world, both of which are nonrational entities.
If you cross-section anyone's life from one angle and then another, what constitutes goodness looks different each time. It's not an absolute.