As I get older, I realize a lot of the things I could have done - things that I didn't think were so great at the time - actually would have been enjoyable.

Skepticism is only a time-based reality, and as an ultimate reality, it's always wrong, because everything always happens.

Musically, I just think in terms of what's next. There's a lot of things I've always dreamed of doing, and I hope I get to them before I get too deaf.

You wind up listening to one song that you really like 30 times on YouTube and then you're done with it. That's the way it is.

Most people just give up with time and go, "I'm a victim." The only reason I've got the reputation for delays and spending a long time on things is because I just don't stop.

I buy magazines. I'm not floating around in my own universe. I'm interested in everything.

I don't feel bound by the ebbs and flows of musical trends, or what's happening with new music in general.

We've had incredibly huge obstacles in our way - no tapes, no royalties, no cooperation on any level - and we sort it out.

I do need to loosen up a bit, and that usually does come with old age. That's the intention.

I wasn't making music for the sake of music but rather making music in the context of other music. At the same time, it doesn't mean I'm not going to try and do that some day.

Even I just listen to some bands on YouTube. I'll think, "Oh, I quite like that, I should buy it someday," but I don't get around to buying half the stuff I liked.

Such is true joy’s absolute certainty, Its slow lit fuse that burns holesIn the shabby shroud of death forever.

Every July, I look forward to taping a Christmas show - in July in Nashville. In 98-degree weather. I love it.

You're experiencing a bit of the world around you when you experience it's color.

This is the idea that has made me...an anonymous figure in America...If you have children here tonight...they are NOT special.

The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies.

Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior

If we had to go live action, I'd hold out for Tim Burton to direct.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

When you hit a plateau you have to be willing to get a little bit worse before you get massively better.

Ultimately all idolatry is worship of the self projected and objectified: all idolization is self-idolization.