For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.

I'm trying to use the language of today to express a general existential crisis that I think the world and I are going through.

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

The most important thing in art is taste.

My father was assassinated by an FBI-CIA connection

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it.

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] of rock music.

Anyone who doesn't think the government killed my father either hasn't given the issue much thought, or is insane.

Wonder Woman was my first love, and now she’s [Charlotte Kemp Muhl) my last.

We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is uncertain. Everything feels like its on the precipice of some major transformation, whether we like it or not.

Now Daddy is part of God. I guess when you die you become much more bigger, because you're part of everything.

You love me.”He kept gazing upward, his answer coming softly. “Yeah. I do.

Ask yourself, does this person make me feel good about myself? Do I feel safe, strong and free with this person? Those are the questions you need to ask....You have to be strong to truly be open.

Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.

Needing and getting don’t seem likely to match up any time soon... What needs doing is mine to do.

It's not how much money you make that makes you rich, it's how you spend it.

It's not the imbalances of life that will get you down-it's doing meaningless things that aren't taking you where you want to go.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

No heroine can create a hero through love of one, but she can give birth to one

My body is the only thing that’s truly mine, so I don’t give it away as though it’s worthless.

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.