The ocean does something to me that is unexplainable. Just being out there and realizing im alive.

Live life to the fullest, for the future is scarce.

Nobody's perfect, but at the same time, I always try to learn from my mistakes.

I'm an old rock and roll buff. I love Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.

Everybody that I meet inspires me. You can learn so much from any person that you meet any day on the side of the street.

People should be judged on the things they do, not how they look.

Sometimes I shut up cause I'm afraid I don't have anything interesting to tell anyway

Don't ever let anyone else write your story for you.

OH MY GOD! In Thailand, they've got the spiciest food I've ever had in my life!

Thankfully I have a fan base that wants to see me, so I really enjoy creating music that is different.

I used to try to draw my girlfriends. I think one of the most romantic things that anybody can do is draw a portrait of the person you love.

Destroy thefear in youbefore thefear destroysthe lifebefore you.

No one could ever truly be free as long as they loved, and life wasn't worth living without love. So freedom? Overrated.

The truth is that we all have what it takes to succeed and the fact is that not everyone will attain what they define success to be.

If you believe in democracy, make arrangements to distribute property as widely as possible.

The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran]. There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.

If you don't like my opinion of you, you can always improve

I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best.

I'm not old school, like, "Aw, man, I gotta do my music like I did in '98." I just go with the flow. I don't try to change anything.

Suspicion is one of the morbid reactions by which an organism defends itself and seeks another equilibrium.

Everyone should be proud of who they are and where they come from because America is a big melting pot of diverse ethnicities. It's great to be part of this wonderful country.