They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.

I think good art does come from a dark place.

My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.

Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens.

I don't think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.

As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around.

If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer.

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power.

I have learned so much from India: for instance, the use of aloe vera, which I use, and I find it sad when I see certain arts of oiling slowly fading away.

We cannot exist as a little island of well-being in a world where two-thirds of the people go to bed hungry every night.

His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.

First we must understand that there can be no life without risk - and when our center is strong, everything else is secondary, even the risks.

As long as we have our stories there is hope.

I know being a linesman is a thankless job, especially with guys like me around.

Everyone is a comedy. If people are laughing at you, they just don't quite understand the joke that is themselves.

Everything is passing ... enjoy its momentariness

Human nature is not of itself vicious.