People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover.

I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character.

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.

Opinions only carry weight in the second or third person.

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.

I'm making music with my friends. It's fun. It should be fun. You shouldn't make music if it isn't fun.

Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be your friend, and there's nothing you can do or say to change that.

Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said, "It makes me think." I love that quote. It's simple. It's beautiful. It's true.

I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day.

Too much action with too little intent makes for wasteful exertion of energy and the confusion between movement and progress.

Few great men could pass personnel.

Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble.

I went to see 'Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.' I have been a fan of his music for years, and I was invited to opening night because I know one of the producers.

My father was a trigamist; he supported three families. We were never not poor.

If you're not pissed off with the World, you're just not paying attention.

If you are happy, don't analyse your happiness, don't ask questions and don't even think about it; just live it to the fullest!

We urgently need an integrated progressive political agenda if we are to have foundations for a more equitable, sustainable, caring world.

Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.

His lips nuzzled her ear. “Whether you go or stay, I will love you until I die,” he whispered.