'Keep your head down at school.' Those are sage words from my dad. They kept me in check for years.

My dad used to say to me, 'You look more like me than I do.'

You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.

People see my face, they hear my voice, and I know they're thinking about my father. That's OK - he was a great man.

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious and he always has played such hot guitar.

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

It's funny, because music is one of those things it is natural to go into. You hear it so much growing up, it kind of permeates you and eventually you spew out some music of your own.

I did everything I could to not be a musician.

In almost any profession, even if you're the kid of an actor, people are very supportive and want to see the next generation.

Live a Lie' is inspired by recent combinations found in dubstep.

My dad was my hero, my best friend.

She had a wild, wandering soul but when she loved, she loved with chaos and that made all the difference.

I adore forgotten words, long lost folk tales, and books with pages soft and crumbling. I am a collector of scents and memories. The things that others bury are the things I hold most dear.

The votes elected officials make should be based on the best interests of the American people, not the fear of retribution when shadowy groups spend millions of dollars on negative advertisements.

We have a lot of issues with corporate power that have to be addressed. My plan takes us further and it would do the job.

A small business person has Uncle Sam as a partner, a partner who puts up no money, does no work, and wants 30 or 40 percent

In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men.

More often than not, things and people are as they appear.

If you respect people, and you pay them well, they will do anything for you

I'm addicted to silence and privacy; I wallow in it.

If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it.