I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier that way, anyway.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover.

I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character.

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.

Opinions only carry weight in the second or third person.

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.

I'm making music with my friends. It's fun. It should be fun. You shouldn't make music if it isn't fun.

Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be your friend, and there's nothing you can do or say to change that.

Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said, "It makes me think." I love that quote. It's simple. It's beautiful. It's true.

I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day.

it takes hope and courage to keep fighting even after the world has given up.

You stop worrying about things, just go with the ones you like, and there you'll find happiness and joy.

Beauty - the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

There are editing procedures for talks just as there are editing procedures in jazz improvisation.

Men and women are but children of a larger growth.

I lost my ridiculous accent without acquiring another

What if you could be anything, or anybody, you chose to be? Think about it. What would you choose to be?

If you want to be rich, simply serve more people.

I don't think Julia Roberts is as innocent as her image suggests. You have to be a really smart cookie to create an image as clean and pure and on-the-money as hers.