I believe a great performer is someone who sounds just as great live as they do in the studio and vice versa. They should know how to work the stage.

I love classic rock, rock and roll, that's the top notch. I love soul - bluesy music as well.

If my life had to be a song I would name it, 'Live every day like its your best day ever', because it pretty much is.

Music continues to remind me that its boundaries are limitless.

First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.

I'd rather have people really be able to step back and get their money's worth and look at me as a true artist than somebody who is just regurgitating other material.

If there's a pool I love to hangout there and layout and get some sun. If I can ever find a second to get some sun, some Vitamin D, I will do so.

I'm going for something very raw and organic.

Music is not just a part of my everday life, I'm surrounded by it every minute.

My parents have basically just taught me the rules of the stage and everything since I was eight.

The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.

To create a peaceful world, inhale the love of life and exhale the beauty of life.

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

The old-fashioned sins of reading is the only sense that matters.

Wonder ... music heard in the heart is voiceless.

I will always take on a new challenge. I believe in jumping off the ship every now and then. If you don't, you won't really learn how to swim

There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.

I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.

I was never interested in singing in the church or school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

Business associates? Ouch. That’s worse than friends

You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them as dramatic as you possibly can.