Unlike celibacy, which people choose, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are.
I suppose my biggest concern would be if the planet is going to be in good enough shape for the next generation to have the privileges that we've had.
I don’t know you, And you don’t know me. It is this that brings us together.
I split it up into working on the two narrative pieces that can tell a story. The scariest thing was whether I'd be any good performing live again. It was such a long time since I'd done any live work. It's so different for me than recording. Every night my audiences were what I would dream of. You could just feel their support.
The thing with 50 Words of Snow is that it was literally back-to-back from Director's Cut [also released in 2011]. It was more or less that I got to make two albums in one hit. I was already in this space in my mind to be writing and making an album.
It wasn't that we were afraid of the Church or the Vatican. The record company thought people might find the title offensive. They asked me if I would change ["A Deal with God"].
They were worried we wouldn't get any radio play at all[ for "A Deal with God" ]. That's why it was changed [to "Running Up That Hill"].
Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.
I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
I wish to weep but sorrow is stupid. I wish to believe but belief is a graveyard.
We're always given the message that our potential is so limited, which is so sad. Actually, our potential is infinite.