That's really what keeps me playing live - appreciation. And I guess I've made a lot of wiggle room for myself to try different things and discover what I'm doing, and the audience accepts it.

The things that keep me awake at night are things like textures and instrumentation and plotting out what things are going to do and what the sounds are that I'm trying to capture.

There's always room for improvement. I'm always focused on the results, and those are the precise things that I don't really experience as a part of the performance.

I dont think I threw myself into music because I had the best intentions; it was because I was really angry.

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.

I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.

I'm not dissatisfied, just not satisfied in an ultimate sense.

I never see songs as permanent. I'm always in a state of revising everything.

My goal is to make something special and pure, and that keeps me going, keeps me busy on the path of sobriety.

I procrastinate, and I push writing to the last available moment, because I don't like to settle on anything. I guess you can call it indecision or you can call it holding out for inspiration.

The problem with a lot people is, they are more concerned about their image than they are about their reputation. It should be the other way around.

I'm interested in character and dialogue and exchange of ideas.

Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.

Everyone is against micro managing but macro managing means you're working at the big picture but don't know the details.

All music is worship. It just depends on what you’re worshipping.

With my feelings, I hold a lot in, because I didn't always have boundaries and people would take advantage of situations because I'm a nice guy.

Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.

"We speak different languages, as usual," responded Woland, "but this does not change the things we speak about. Well?..."

An expert is just somebody from out of town with slides.

The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills.Everythi ng else will become obsolete over time.