A soul is a vast collection of experiences. The unification of lessons. The accumulation of events designed to help us evolve and grow through love.

If another soul took over your beloved’s body, would you still feel the same way about him or her?

The right music and lyrics can infiltrate your soul.

It’s not about optimism, pessimism or realism. It’s not about thinking nothing bad will ever happen to you. It’s about having the faith and courage that no matter what happens, you’ll be okay.

Reality can exceed even your wildest dreams.

You don’t create your reality. You co-create your reality.

It’s interesting how we can connect so deeply with friends so different from ourselves. In fact, perhaps it’s these differences ultimately bonding us the most. The opportunity to expand our horizons.

If you could dream about anything you want, what would it be?

Nothing makes you feel more like a man than holding and comforting a woman in your arms.

Whatever you focus on expands.

Sometimes you finally understand something so profoundly life-changing your whole body starts to tingle. It’s like you’re made of vibrations that just jumped an octave or two.

An affected health has come in contact with worry

I wanted to contribute to the landscape tradition in art. By now I guess we are comfortable with the thought that man has been everywhere or affected everything in nature.

Of course advertising creates wants. Of course it makes people discontented, dissatisfied. Satisfaction with things as they are would defeat the American Dream.

What is life if a man cannot count on his friends when he has gone mad?

I did it for a living, made a career out of it, but now I've turned it into somewhat of a hobby.

We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out.

God is for men, and religion for women.

As far as the music being inspired by Seattle, I think it's in some of the songs. Seattle is a really beautiful place in the right light, it's perched on a pretty unique geographic setting.

If I can make it out, anyone can make it out!

Don't question your wife's judgment; look who she married.