I travel a lot, and being in different countries and a part of cultures, that's just such a huge inspiration for music, and one way or another, you get influenced.

They say things happen for a reason You don't do them, they won't.

Nobody in my family ever surfed, but they would always bring me to the beach.

I started surfing at the age of 10, and then turned professional at the age of 16, which was right around the same time I took up the guitar. So, the surfing came first.

I grew up knowing [Jack Johnson], surfing with him.

I just think it's amazing that I'm able to do both singing and surfing.

My wife really pushed me in that direction, to write my own songs and start singing, so I think having the whole family thing is such a huge thing.

One Christmas, I just begged my parents like "I want to try to surf on a real board instead of these boogie boards and rafts" and they got me one.

[The Surf Lodge performance] is sort of like an annual thing.

Traveling is also a big inspiration for me.

Definitely my wife and my kid [are my biggest inspiration].

Mais, dans la mort d’un homme, un monde inconnu meurt, et je me demandais quelles étaient les images qui sombraient en lui.

Believe it or not, I say my prayers in the morning and in the evening.

You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like Tinkerbell and generally need applause to survive, but it’s a slippery slope.

All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart!

Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.

No film ever ends up exactly as you would like it to, but with minor exceptions, THX came out pretty much as I had visualized it, thanks to some excellent assistance -- and a whole lot of luck.

Children do not have to learn that streets are dangerous places by potentially fatal trial and error.

It was very unfortunate that Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise.

Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.

Daily, I examine myself in three areas. Have I done my best when doing things for others? Have I been trustworthy in my dealings with my friends? Have I revised the lessons I have been taught?