In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

Not everybody is going to love what you do, but you have to be yourself, that's what's most important. Bring it as hard as you can.

Art came fluidly, so I was able to teach myself many of the things I thought were important by copying and mimicking my artistic idols.

The important thing isn't that your technically great, I think it's the power of your expression.

Speak with your own voice and be as unique as you possibly can.

I really try towork with an artist who is trying to create a long legacy of quality rather than trying to jump aboard a trend.

Punk rock and metal has always been a home to me, it's where I cut my teeth; and those are the friends that I have, and the bands that I love.

I recognize that no matter how old I get, how many records I've done, or what the public perception of me is, there are still exciting things that I haven't done.

Give your stuff away and if it's good, people will come to you.

I take myself seriously and want my image to me more than just something aesthetically suited towards selling records.

It's my intention to make something stand outside the realm of album art, but it also feels comfortable to me to be in it. It's tricky and definitely a requires striking a delicate balance.

Life will be better when we start to enjoy it

The most formidable thing standing between your dreams and you

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.

The key to breaking the Taliban taboo against women and the cultural brainwashing that the Taliban imposed upon many Afghans is to get women back into the workforce.

The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes.

The ideal build for a golfer would be strong hands, big forearms, thin neck, big thighs and a flat chest. He'd look like Popeye.

Today's imaginary band name: The Significan't.

Boxing is about being hit rather more than it is about hitting, just as it is about feeling pain, if not devastating psychological paralysis, more than it is about winning.

Wherever you stop, you will stay there. Don't expect the ground beneath you to move forward!

As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly he is not a failure