I'm interested in authentic experience and the essence of that creative place, and where those myths begin and where they become real on any level.

Musicians playing together, it's a conversation, and ideally I want our conversation to be really intriguing and interesting and beautiful.

I like unkempt; I don't mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel.

I'm not interested in a persona.

I didn't want to be told what to do. I don't want to water down my music to fit into their formats. I know what rock and roll is to me, but everything's turning into one big commercial.

If you had told me at 45 years old that I would have to go on tour to get rest, I would've said, 'That's not how it works.' But nothing can be more gratifying. I'm a very hands-on dad.

It's funny, after a while, you get tired of having to fight someone because they don't like the way you look.

I never thought I'd be on the cover of the 'Atlanta Journal' unless I killed someone.

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?

In 2000, I fell in love. I had never felt anything like that before in my life. It kind of took me over.

Life is different than it was in the Nineties. I'm a dad, and there are other things I have to get done in an afternoon than just being an artist.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.

Why do some people always see beautiful skies and grass and lovely flowers and incredible human beings while others are hard-pressed to find anything or any place that is beautiful?

For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.

Ballycumber (ba-li-KUM-ber) n. One of the six half-read books lying somewhere in your bed.

People die when curiosity goes.

I think Uma Thurman is one of God's creatures, one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

If you want something bad enough and you have that desire, you'll walk to another state or country if you have to.

I think jeans with a little give are the smartest for a flight.