These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.
I think music is the only thing that I'll ever really have.
Music's the one thing I try not to analyze. I don't want to destroy the magic that has always been there for me.
One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.
The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.
One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.
I look at my music in the beginning, and the sexual songs, the partying songs, those are the realities because those things happen.
I like writing different types of music. I don't like being stuck into one thing.
I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff.
The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.
Movies tie things up in an arbitrary length of time, but I have always liked things that aren't fully realised.
One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.
Lorenzo: The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.
The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing.
I'm still blowing alright, and I still enjoy it which is the main thing.
They're just actors. I much prefer the real thing!
Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it.
Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.
I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
