I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.

My studio is designed for atmosphere. I have a really cozy, comfortable room that has a great, huge glass door that views my backyard.

There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important to me and when I am recording a bass track, that is still very important to me.

Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

Music is all about wanting to be better at it.

And the meek shall inherit the earth.

I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better.

I have always felt I was more accurately a Hard Rock musician.

I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that my whole life revolves around.

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

Success comes from closing the gap between who you are today and your ultimate potential.

Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.

Whoever purifies his soul shall be clean.

An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength.

You don't know what pressure is until you play for $5 with only $2 in your pocket.

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.

I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them.

I owe you the truth in painting, and I will tell it to you.

My tunes and numbers are here. They have filled my years, the years when I refused to die. And in order to do that I wrote, I wrote, I wrote, at noon or 3:00 A.M. So as not to be dead.