I think what I listen to now is what I listened to as a kid which is kind of black American soul. I love soul music.

One of my favorite quotes ever was from Slash from Guns and Roses and he said 'to be truly iconic, you need to be able to recognized in a silhouette'

Life's too short to drink crappy coffee and cry over boys who don't care.

Never take a person away from the music they love.

I'm just tired; I just want the world to be quiet for a bit.

There's a lot that's happened in my life that maybe I didn't want to happen, but I suppose it's led me to exactly where I am now.

I'd kill myself without music. Immediately. Life is pointless without music for me.

People think that atheists have nothing to live for, but that's not true - it's that we have nothing to die for.

We like to juxtapose our music with a more dour aesthetic.

Everything that we've ever done has led up to this moment, so I presume there's a certain intricacy in that.

The idea of being part of this tapestry of humanity is a far more enlightening idea for me than believing you are going to this different place when you die. The magic of reality is far more potent.

You will not be able to find outer calmness if your heart is carrying a storm.

Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition.

We are the authors of our destinies. No one can see the vision any clearer, believe in and work any harder to make it a reality more than the visionary.

We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never.

She learned her hands in a fairy-tale, And her mouth on a valentine.

I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality.

President Obama still places far too much emphasis on relentless testing with standardized exams.

I love performing live: it's my very favorite thing to do.

Love is the oxygen of the soul

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.