It was amazing and inspiring to see so many people come together through music to aid the great state of Vermont.

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.

It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

The problem is not lack of leadership, the problem is lack of good leadership

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

While I am busy with little things I am not required to do greater things.

Be grateful, be grateful, be grateful.

Let us live most happily, free from hatred in the midst of the hateful; Let us remain free from hatred in the midst of people who hate.

...man can no more survive psychologically in a psychological milieu that does not respond empathetically to him, than he can survive physically in an atmosphere that contains no oxygen.

Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way.

One of the wonderful things about music these days is that it's less cliqueish.

Rihanna and makeup gets me into LaLa Land.

Look at football, where you still have injuries no matter how much they improve the helmets and other equipment.