I prefer playing in the studio because you have much more control over things.

I believe that every person has uniqueness - something that nobody else has.

Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to.

If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would have a very colorful world.

Depression is something that makes you lose your sight.

I practiced for at least two hours every day for twenty years, before then I practiced maybe four to five hours a day, and before then 14 hours a day. It was all I had ever done.

The other thing that has made playing live for me more enjoyable is the audience. I never knew I had such heartfelt, loving fans.

When you are live you never know what is going to happen.

If you copy then it is not self-expression.

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

I love to be creative.

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.

Between the pages of a book is a divine place to be.

I love short stories because I believe they are the way we live. They are what our friends tell us, in their pain and joy, their passion and rage, their yearning and their cry against injustice.

Use memories. Don't let memories use you.

You want to grow where you came up so when you move, you get noticed easier. You can grow in New York but it's better to come here already solid to get your reputation quicker.

And what do we have here? A scary monster, cowboy, and a fairy princess! Here's a hit of ecstasy, run along now.

Second sight is redundant to reason anyway.

I love the Middle East and have been lucky enough to visit a few of the countries like Egypt, Lebanon, Jordon and the U.A.E.

Art begins when an observer's sensibilities engage with the understatements of a calculating craftsman.

There's always merit to having a debate.