I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.

That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.

You make kingdoms and castles on your own.

Music is the only thing in this world, with the exception of sneezing and looking at the sunset, that takes you to a place that's above the mundane. Everything else is just bullshit.

I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.

When you're just shagging girls, you can talk about it, but once it gets real, then you don't.

There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears. My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.

Luxury and Ostentation usually make me feel antsy, like I'm going to get a case of gout.

It's important to face down your demons.

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.

As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes.

The Opposite of Love is not hate, but power

Lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth.

My outlook on life is so much clearer.

I am a big fan of smelly cheeses but the rest of the family don't seem to be particularly keen on them.

There’s nothing that you can sell me that can make me happy.

Humankind won't find peace as long as we're treating feeling animals as if they were so many blocks of wood.

Cancer had a chance to break me down, but I was determined to fight back with strength and positivity.

It is a well known fact that reality has liberal bias.