I think with each record, I don't know ... they're like burdens.

I think that in school I was really shy. And even today when people meet me they are shock to see just how not-crazy I am.

The songs that give you the most trouble become your best songs.

You go through that stage where you're coming up with the concept, ideas and all that you need to make a record. It always feels like hard labor.

It sometimes takes 6 months or more after you've written and recorded it before you can start to enjoy the experience of singing the song.

I think with the live shows it's giving you that opportunity to do something on stage that you don't normally do.

I do not walk into the storm unless I have been called into the storm. For the former is arrogance and the latter is obedience.

God has given everything an appointed time

A Warrior of the Light does not waste his time listening to provocations

My death will be caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent.

I'm sure a lot of people out there make mistakes.

I was very impressed with the street food of Singapore. I was very impressed with the dishes that they did.

Transforming education is not easy but the price of failure is more than we can afford, while the benefits of success are more than we can imagine.

I am a gluttonous, gorging failure. A waste. My body isn’t used to high-sugar carbs laced with witchcraft. It can barely cope with soup and crackers.

Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.

What is left unsaid gets in the way of the relationship. What is left unasked-for is a missed opportunity.