Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work.

Quote by Sean Lennon

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I like music because it's the only invisible art form.

I like music because it's the only invisible art form.

I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for...

I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for...

There's no single movement out there. It's not like in the '60s, when Revolver came...

There's no single movement out there. It's not like in the '60s, when Revolver came...

I'm trying to use the language of today to express a general existential crisis that...

I'm trying to use the language of today to express a general existential crisis that...

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the...

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the...

My tendency is to be very experimental.

My tendency is to be very experimental.

We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is...

We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is...

The work I've done, I'm really feeling the effects of it.

The work I've done, I'm really feeling the effects of it.

I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe...

I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe...

Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.

Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.

I like songs that go to different places and then come back.

I like songs that go to different places and then come back.

I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of...

I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of...

I try not to do anything by formula.

I try not to do anything by formula.

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind...

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind...

I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget,...

I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget,...

I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro...

I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro...

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a...

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a...

I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and...

I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and...

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me,...

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me,...

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for...

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for...