I feel calm when I'm on my own.

Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear

Well, I looked my demons in the eyes laid bare my chest, said 'Do your best, destroy me. You see, I’ve been to hell and back so many times, I must admit you kind of bore me.

There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.

We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.

Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

Every song asks to be sung in a different way.

You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.

The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.

If you can remember me, I will be with you Today, Tomorrow and always.

Peace and rest at length have come All the day's long toil is past And each heart is whispering "Home Home at last!"

No one likes the house next door to look worse or a lot better than his own.

Integrity is keeping my commitments even if the circumstances when I made those commitments have changed.

This human condition and people's stories. That's what I love. The other thing is traveling.

I'm all about exuberance. We only have one short life to live, and we shouldn't waste it being tasteful.

Truth is, of course, relative. But then, so is relative.

The bad thing is that thinking about thought doesn't help at all; one has to have it from nature so that the good ideas appear before us like free children of God calling to us: Here we are.

I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef.

Play by the rules, but be ferocious.