I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

Mullets are still going strong in the south and places like St Louis or the Carolinas.

Pop culture is not about depth. It's about marketing, supply and demand, consumerism.

I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.

Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.

I need to broaden my horizons.

Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.

It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture.

Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.

I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.

I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything.

And then I know I'm being a man, not just some kid who's upset and wants it his way.

Love is the action verb of life, and of the heart.

A day without prayer is a boast against God.

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history of pinheads.

The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.

Animals that not only move by their own free will and share feelings with people but also possess sight and hearing qualify as deserving of names.

Melodies are very important in a song. Having a great melody and a great hook. That's what I would always come up with a great melody and that's important.

I am grateful to the Germans in general, particularly those who displayed unending dedication to the refugees and who continue to do so.

I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.

Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.