I thrive on being on the road, waking up in a different place every day and having my life revolve around music. When you walk out in front of 300,000 people and pull it off, it validates you.

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

Don't be one of those who don't want others to be empowered. Share information. Try to make the next person, smarter.

My loneliness is a choice, not a situation.

That is my story. Believe what you will. I remember it all

I adore you, Emilia Ward, let me worship you and I will be your dog, your slave… anything you want. Just don’t leave me.

I do not care about my own appearance, but I would hope that people could see into my soul, and that is presented better in these photographs than in others. (On his self-portraits)

Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.

Every parent wants to do what's best for their child. Whatever I can afford, I'm going to get my kid the best education I can get.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

Yet church youth groups rarely teach apologetics, majoring instead on games and goodies.