I did everything I could to not be a musician.

My dad used to say to me, 'You look more like me than I do.'

You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.

People see my face, they hear my voice, and I know they're thinking about my father. That's OK - he was a great man.

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious and he always has played such hot guitar.

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

It's funny, because music is one of those things it is natural to go into. You hear it so much growing up, it kind of permeates you and eventually you spew out some music of your own.

In almost any profession, even if you're the kid of an actor, people are very supportive and want to see the next generation.

Live a Lie' is inspired by recent combinations found in dubstep.

My dad was my hero, my best friend.

I was recording stuff with my dad when I was like five, six years old. I played with him on tour. I'd gone with him to Japan in '91, played some gigs, did a couple shows at the Albert Hall.

Whatever you expect, you will get. So expect success, not regret.

Sometimes, language is the sound of longing

In insisting that personal habit and political action be one and the same, absolutist moralizing limits the possibilities of both.

The plain truth is that what holds a free state together is neither general will nor a common interest, but simply politics itself.

I'm very impatient, so I was like, 'I want to be able to do whatever I want now.' But even the biggest stars - you look back and they weren't overnight.

Don't be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.

Life without literature is a life reduced to penury.

We make our way through Everything like thread passing through fabric, giving shape to images that we ourselves do not know.

You might catch me dozing off, but only for a minute. For a second.