"Vampires are such prima donnas,"

“I keep in touch with my fans by keeping a blog online and I try to answer questions every day. I also have a twitter and a facebook. I think that social networking gives authors a unique insight in the minds of their fans and for me that is very valuable.”

“The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.”

Source : "Schieffer: More Than Just a Game" by Bob Schieffer, www.cbsnews.com. February 7, 2010.

“I am Jewish, but Beethoven is my religion.”

“I can't remember who it was - maybe Brian Eno - but some important musician guy said he recorded ambient noise from a city street and after he listened to these field recordings for the millionth time, it was like, "Oh yeah, at 1:23, that's where the car horn comes in." So when you're doing stuff like this, and you've been working on it for a year, you're like, "Oh yeah man, that makes perfect sense!" And then you forget when you give it to people, they're bewildered.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?'”

“The world is always ruled by a maniac. - Baba Yaga”

“The Sicilian Defence was our attempt at quickly fulfilling our contractual obligation after I Robot, Pyramid and Eve had been delivered. The album was rejected by Arista, not surprisingly, and we then renegotiated our deal for the future and the next album, The Turn of a Friendly Card. The Sicilian Defence album was never released and never will be, if I have anything to do with it. I have not heard it since it was finished. I hope the tapes no longer exist.”

“When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it with beautiful clarity.”