As the dead rise to live, the live sink to die, the currents are deep and raging inside.

I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me.

Take a walk on the wild side.

One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

Perfect Night is minimalistic and that's what makes it so forceful.

Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat.

But I'm also talented and I know when I created something great and Perfect Night is something great, no doubt, no but.

Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.

Life's like a mayonnaise soda.

These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.

Children have always liked the princess story, but they never knew what was her name. I think the princess was, is and will always be you.

Any thought that you don’t control has the power to become toxic.

A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.

I mean there are many people who have endorsed me that I agree with on some things and not others.

We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged.

Your most important asset is the conscious control of your own life.

Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.

I still don't have any crushes on actresses or models. It's always been one of those things with girlfriends. They say, "Who's on your list?" What do you call it, the Get Out of Jail Free card?

(We need) leadership that is tough enough to demand a great deal from everyone, and leadership that is tender enough to encourage the heart.

Faith is not jumping to conclusions. It is concluding to jump.