“Hi, I am Matt Bellamy and I am in a band called Muse and we play Music”

“I am a Muse.”

“Well, of course. But, we already knew that. I mean... I am kind of a big deal-Matt Carter”

“I love you, Lucien, but I am a muse, you are an artist, I am not here to make you comfortable.”

“I haven't heard anything new that I've liked on the show. A lot of the bands we play with are just bad, especially those alternative rock bands. They can do it in the studio but they can't play live... I see the audience applauding while they're playing, and I wonder if it's just because they're fans of the band and don't care, or out of spite. Because it certainly isn't because they sound good.Branford Marsalis on the musical acts booked on The Tonight Show.”

“I play until my fingers are blue and stiff from the cold, and then I keep on playing. Until I'm lost in the music. Until I am the music--notes and chords, the melody and harmony. It hurts, but it's okay because when I'm the music, I'm not me. Not sad. Not afraid. Not desperate. Not guilty.”