A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else.

I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.

I'm not a photographer, so I need all the help I can get when it comes to make a picture look cool.

Crowded hallways, are the loneliest places, for outcasts and rebels,or anyone who just dares to be different.

There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now

Don’t be afraid to do something different Dare to be something more.

My favorite song depends on the day, what I’m going through, what I’m feeling.

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.

I've got a lot of dreams I want to achieve, and I hope someone can cheer me on as I'll cheer them on in their dreams.

Dream as big as you want because they come true everyday

You don’t see what I see.

The chef who cooks without a song on his lips cannot hope to infuse the right carefree improvisatory note into his art.

Every person alive thinks they are the center of the universe, that they are everything, when in fact each of us is less than nothing.

Gossip is vice enjoyed vicariously - the sweet subtle satisfaction without the risk.

This morning I suddenly catch myself: I'm not there, I'm so lost in thought, I don't know what's going on around me. Can you think yourself to death?

The light from the oncoming train focuses the mind.

I like unkempt; I don't mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel.

My pappy told me never to bet my bladder against a brewery or get into an argument with people who buy ink by the barrel.

I understand why many are still poor or struggling to make just a middle-income lifestyle. I'm a fiscal conservative, but I also have compassion for people who make financial mistakes.

I think the media spends a lot of time fooling itself.