"As anthropomorphic and surreal people have said my early writing was, to me it was really stock and ..." — Devendra Banhart

When anyone dies, it's sad.

I look at making records like you make a dish. A culinary experience. The way you throw in a tambourine, it's like spices or herbs. The main part of the song is the stock.

I love Meredith Monk, and with Instagram, I get a chance to see if she has a cat, and what's she reading.

At some point in your life, if you live in Venezuela, you come across or own a cuatro. Either at school, either at camp, either at a friend's house, at a birthday or Christmas or bar mitzvah, you end up with a cuatro. It's like a must.