I am 36 years old, I can't change. I have tried, trust me, but I can't. It's nice to get over yourself and just do it.

We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do.

There's nothing better than striving to be a better man.

Everybody has their own ways of wanting to do things.

You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people are listening.

I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am making this for them.

As an artist, expectations are basically your enemy. If you're truly making something to make it, then you're not thinking about anything else except what you're making.

Obviously, everyone loves someone who appreciates you and puts you on a pedestal.

The new solo album sounds like me: I'm singing about bad business transactions, bodily fluids, and courage.

Being off the road is one of the greatest things ever. It's hard for me to be around my friends who are on the road.

You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat.

Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.

She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost.

This was all horribly wrong. This was red wine with fish. This was a man wearing a dinner jacket and brown shoes. This was as wrong as things get.

You can describe my round as having moments of ecstasy and stark raving terror. I looked like I knew what I was doing at times and at other times I looked like a twenty handicap player.

It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction.

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?

Good teachers cost a lot; but, poor teachers cost a lot more.

If you are active online or texting, there is a good chance I could look at what you do and know more about you than your family.

Wow," came a familiar voice, "Hypochondriac killed the cat." -Dess

Life begins when we begin and each day we ought to be born again.