I believe that all you need to have a memorable evening are candles, music, incense, a dry red, cheese, cashews and chocolate.

I believe that music is the only sacred thing that we really have anymore.

It will always be KCMU to me, not KEXP.

I prefer Irish whiskey to Scotch, American Graffiti to Star Wars, and Van Morrison to Jim Morrison.

I believe that every film that was released between 1967 and 1982 was a masterpiece.

I believe in wearing Cool Water by Davidoff and putting the seat and lid down on the toilet when I’m finished using it.

I wrote poetry from 15-19, the same years Rimbaud did.

I wrote my first novel when I was 25.

If there weren’t already too many books about Bob Dylan I could write a book about him myself.

My ideal World Series would be the Seattle Mariners vs. the New York Mets.

My ideal Super Bowl would be the New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks.

I believe that Frank Gehry is at his best when designing buildings that look like binoculars.

I believe that we are all part of “God.” It’s only the powers that be which try to make us think we’re not.