CD's are amazing because you get the artwork, you get to look at the lyrics, you get to look at the behind-the-scenes photos or something.

I was always getting my way. I was always the guy saying yes or no.

There are are some dirty, greedy people out there, and unfortunately I know some.

We live in a crazy time. Every other week, there's a school shooting. There's always some nutty thing and I've always wanted to kind of understand the crazy.

Hysterically funny, amazingly talented people. That's what I think of when I think of Canada. That, and cold beer. And mountains.

I'm not a perfect song writer, but I am song writing problems with dynamics, instrument change and arrangements.

For many people out there in the world, music is the only thing that gives them relief, so it’s awesome to be a part of that tradition.

You kind of have to have a cynical thing sometimes.

I'm just a proud papa and it's nice to get that validation from my colleagues in the industry. You get up, you pull your pants down and you're like, "Here it is!"

I worked with a lot of different, amazing people, but I was always like, "Dude, I'm sorry, you're going to have to trust me, we've got to do it this way!"

I call my wife and talk to my children four or five times a day. I've surrounded myself with great people and friends, plus I'm always willing to make amends.

You become a real teacher when your understanding of the wants and needs of the student results in the student revealing her inner beauty.

Be thankful for what you have and you will have more. Thinking of what you don’t have will only keep bringing you nothing.

England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.

Everything flows nothing stays still.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest.

You can't turn the sheriff into a toad, Hannah. It's against the rules. --Abbey Drake

I'd feel better about myself if I did stomach crunches, but I don't.

Where have all the flowers gone

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

My first few weeks in New York were an initiation into the kingdom of guts.