There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

There's no benchmark for how life's "supposed" to happen. There is no ideal world for you to wait around for. The world is always just what it is now, it's up to you how you respond to it.

Love is God’s medicine.” ~ Amunhotep El Bey

Some people reflect lightSome deflect itYou by some miracleSeem to collect it

He was deciding whether to cut her throat or love her forever.

Take on jobs, projects and challenges that frighten you. It's the best way to get rid of fear.

Photoshop should be a free-to-play game. There's not really a difference between very traditional apps and how they enhance productivity and wandering around a forest and killing bears.

All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge of self; it shows the social uses made of this knowledge.

People may not tell you how they feel about you, but they always show you. Pay attention.

For only when faithfulness turns to betrayal And betrayal into trust Can any human being become part of the truth.

I'm sure the way to be happy is to live well beyond your means!