Alas, this mundane realm is never as fun as the one inside our minds. But we can endeavor to make it so.

Our past is the forge upon which we are hardened and tempered, to prepare us for the present. We are like a fine blade that must be hammered into shape before it can be ready to make its finest cuts.

Hard work is a necessity of today in order to live a great life tomorrow.

I couldn't go now to a brand that had a niche attitude like... gothic. I couldn't do that. Well, I could do it, but I wouldn't find it interesting, challenging.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live theater. I'm a performer. That's what I do. That's what I want to do.

Without a band, I'm much more free to improvise.

Relationships are like bubbles – they’re fragile.

Wanting to change, to improve, a person's situation means offering him, for difficulties in which he is practiced and experienced, other difficulties that will find him perhaps even more bewildered.

As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing.

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

Truth was truth, whether I darkened my eyes to it or not.