Once a song comes out, these songs aren't mine. They're everybody's. So there you go.

I'm just being myself. I'm not a very complex guy; I'm not a very studious, crazy intellectual guy. I'm just a guy.

Patience is important, and also, if you don't want to do it, don't do it. But if you do, do. That's a general rule in how I live my life.

I thought I knew Elton John, but then it was like, "Woah, Elton's a pimp! He's really amazing." And since Billy and Elton are homies, I'm finally getting it - the two piano boys.

I was having a good time before, but you grow up after a couple years and realize, "I can't get drunk like this every night." Things change.

Perfectionist? Thats not something I am.

Regardless of how funny I want to be, I don't ever have a problem speaking from my heart or speaking honestly to people.

I take making music seriously, but you have to have a sense of humor about yourself. I invite people into my life. That's how I do it.

Journalists say my music is "blue wave," or "dreamy," or "jangly-slacker jewel," and none of it really makes sense to me.

I don't have that much experience in the studio, but I'm always really uncomfortable when I'm there. You're on the clock and it costs a lot of money.

When you're growing up, you just take what you've got.

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not

Writers are nothing more than borderline schizophrenics who are able to control the voices.

When you marry a woman out of pity, then its a pity that you'll send her away very soon.

I write books and either people read them or they don't read them. The rise of Facebook or e-books doesn't change the difficulty level of writing sentences and thinking up new ideas.

If we are true servants of the masses, we would take pride in spinning for their sake.

Welcome to Perdido beach, where our motto is: Radiation, what radiation?

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

Meditation isn't to disappear into the light. Meditation is to see all of what we are.

I'm proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We're all God's children.