The song 'Humiliation' is kind of about what if, outside of a dinner party or something, I was blown up by a drone missile, out by the pool. What an embarrassing way to go.

You gotta lean towards the things that make you like yourself. Forget everything else.

It is the melody and the rhythm that are by far the most important and then words and imagery and stuff, story bits will start to stick to a melody and that is the way I write.

I became at peace with the darkness or the personality that I have. I am usually pretty funny and happy.

I drink wine on stage to sort of loosen my grip on reality a little.

My parents know that I have always been sort of a dark melodramatic kid, so they were never concerned.

A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going to chase that song.

I don't want somebody telling my daughter who she can marry, or what she can do with her body. That's what was at stake.

Maybe because I have spent too much of my life in rock clubs. I don't really go to parties anymore either. I'll usually be in the bus by 11:30 after a show.

I actually don't go to shows anymore. Rock concerts have lost their appeal for me.

Live on coffee and flowers. Try not to worry what the weather will be.

No soul sin beyond recovery.

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation foolish preparation!

Training the will in trivial and grave matters increases its strength and flexibility, and enables man to constantly strive and persevere.

(The pig) hath a fair sepulchre in the grateful stomach of the judicious epicure - and for such a tomb might be content to die.

My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life.

So let us then try to climb the mountain, not by stepping on what is below us, but to pull us up at what is above us, for my part at the stars; amen.

No man with a complex life can be happy! The simple secret of the happiness is simple life!

When I interview people, I look at their values. I always say that the best chance of success is if the individual's values are aligned with the corporate values.

These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea.

Practice with the obstacle, always with the obstacle, and seek combinations.