I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

Sometimes I think I don't have much choice in the matter. It's just what happens, and I'm following my instincts the whole time.

Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research.

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

... It's the rareGod who needs less stroking that a rockStar or poetician ...

If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

by thinking, nobody can ever get worse but will only get better.

Men are not governed by justice, but by law or persuasion. When they refuse to be governed by law or persuasion, they have to be governed by force or fraud, or both.

I wish food was falling from the sky.

Actually, Ive gotten myself into some difficult places because I thought I could fix somebody.

This world will slam doors in your face at every opportunity. Be willing to employ a foot when necessary.

Kenya is an immense land with a capacity for healing.