I want to build a treehouse village connected by bridges in the woods by my house so my friends have a place to stay.

On tour I'm finding out that I am half gypsy, 40% vagabond, and 10 house cat.

Inspiration comes from everywhere always. But it's strongest in love and in its absence.

I think every tour stop on the west coast is equally rewarding for me. There is something healing about the air and the light in the west.

Even before I started writing songs, that was one of my goals to be a writer, and I still have that goal. I've just gotten sidetracked.

I don't really believe in plans. They only change. My goal is simply to be able to make music and live life in this crazy, falling-apart world.

You have to have a vision and know that it's worth seeing it through. Other than that, just be true to your heart.

I do what works best for me, but it might not work for somebody else.

There's a weird period of learning how to play guitar where your fingers are constantly messed up a handful.

I started writing when I was 17. I got an acoustic guitar for my birthday after I discovered Bob Dylan and James Taylor.

I took piano and drum lessons when I was young, and took a lot of choir classes in high school. Beyond that I just play by ear and learn as I go.

It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.

If somebody thinks wearing pretty dresses onstage somehow discredits us that's pretty absurd.

If our founding fathers were alive today, they'd roll over in their graves.

It wasnt the way I looked at a man, it was the thought behind it.

Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.

Our demographic dividend is our strength. The youth have what it takes to engage with the latest technology.

Fight global warming! Be cool.

Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat.