There's something to be said for being classically trained on piano, but not having your whole makeup be tied to one instrument.

In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings.

My hair is a wild, untamable beast! I like letting it grow; my bangs grow whatever way they want and I kind of follow their rule. So side bangs, poof bangs - it's kind of unpredictable.

People who create art would be fools to assume they know exactly what people are going to think of it.

I'm a Gemini, so I'm very dual. I love something and I hate it at the same time, so that probably comes out in the lyrics.

As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.

I think the Yamaha has a giant quality. When you combine the Yamaha with other organs, you get this crazy rectangular sound. It's kind of flat and thick.

Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.

I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.

Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.

Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner.

Shout out to everyone transcendinga mindset, mentality, desire, belief, emotion, habit, behavior or vibration, that no longer serves them.

We read novels because we want to see the world through other experiences, other beings, other eyes, other cultures.

God is the Great Master.

Negative feelings weigh you down and can keep you from experiencing healing, as surely as stones might weigh you down if you were trying to swim.

The measure of your character and mental toughness is the space between what you are doing and what you could be doing

To be truly and really independent is to support ourselves by our own exertions.

When problems confront successful leaders, they get excited about the opportunity.

Can you be still and look inside?If so, then you know the truth is always available, and always responsive.

I spent 15 minutes writing Stand By Your Man, and a lifetime defending it.

Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all that is in it, for he will be thinking about love til the stars run away and the shadows eaten the moon.