The revolution starts now.

Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.

America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.

I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

I have a low tolerance for mediocrity in music and life. I'm into pain and joy and the in-between doesn't interest me.

Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.

Every day on Earth is another chance to get it right.

I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.

To me, religion is an agreement between a group of people about what God is. Spirituality is a one-on-one relationship.

Beer's intellectual. What a shame so many idiots drink it.

Ethical vegetarians eat only plant-based food in order to show compassion toward animals and other humans and to benefit the planet.

Since others have explained my theory, I can no longer understand it myself.

I learned that if you bring black people together, you bring them together with a song. To this day, I don't understand how people think they can bring anybody together without a song.

The essence of intelligence was to know when, or if, to expose even the heart's deep need for instruction.

Really good musicians don't think of "self-reflection."

She brought me a crow's feather...," he whispered.

What we seek in love is finding someone with whom we feel safe to reveal our true self.

She wants to see the goals in the bill become a reality.

I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.