"Ultimately I want my metal in a bar and not an art gallery."

“I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.”

“You got your own style, now let it come through. And remember no matter what, you got to be you.”

“American political culture quickly and always outpaces any attempt to satirize it.”

“All vacations can come down to a few little moments - what do your remember when you're alone, totally relaxed and taken out of yourself to appreciate this other world.”

“Ricardo Pinto's The Chosen strikes the reader with great force.”

“I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.”

Source : "John Hodgman, part one: the global superpocalypse". Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. November 8, 2011.

“Every high has an equal, measurable low.”

“The first book is the book you have to write to get back at your parents; the book you always had in you. Once you get that out of your way, you can start writing books,”