I got to learn to surf.

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

Do what feel is right, and back yourself up. Live the life you want to live,

But my grandmother wanted us to forgive her murderer.

Scottish-Americans tell you that if you want to identify tartans, it's easy - you simply look under the kilt, and if it's a quarter-pounder, you know it's a McDonald's.

Historic in a good sense, not historic in a sense of 'so we dropped bombs on everyone.

If you can focus the energy into something valuable, put that into work ethic.

If you lose yourself, then no one's going to respect or pay attention to anything you have.

I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.

With intelligence and humility and dedication as our ammunition, we can wage the peace throughout the world with a strength beyond armies, destroying nothing except hate and greed and distrust.

I am what I am because I have made myself so.

Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.