Music is the only thing in this world, with the exception of sneezing and looking at the sunset, that takes you to a place that's above the mundane. Everything else is just bullshit.

That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.

You make kingdoms and castles on your own.

I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.

When you're just shagging girls, you can talk about it, but once it gets real, then you don't.

There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears. My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.

I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.

Luxury and Ostentation usually make me feel antsy, like I'm going to get a case of gout.

It's important to face down your demons.

Writing blooms flowers for mind, which last forever.

‎"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?

Then I imagined a lifetime of having to cry to get him to be kind, and I went back to no again.

The thing about knowing you’re broken is that knowing is not enough to fix it.

Air, Food, Water, Shelter, Love and Godis what we all need to live.If one more thing is missing, it's being wise.WISE enough to consume them wisely.

The inquisitive nature of youth should carry over into our adult lives. Challenging the status quo and enticing curiosity should be a daily practice of adult life.

As a Test cricketer you expect that at times you're going to be heckled, and you must have a thick skin.

I laugh at mistakes. I laugh at how you recover from mistakes.

A shattered illusion is a sorrowful experience; but a life without illusion is a sorrowful life