When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.

When you put on music, just feel it; it's a different sense. I walk around with music in and it can just change my world in seconds.

The weird thing is, I used to skate in front of, like, 5,000 people and I was never nervous, but the first time I got on stage, there were four people there and I vomited.

It would be so nice to write songs that end up being timeless.

I wouldn't not listen to something because it was country. I usually listen to stuff that friends give me, if I admire their taste.

Over time, naturally, you lose your innocence from gaining knowledge. You can't be innocent forever, but there's something in innocence you need to regain to be creative.

When your mind cannot find its way out of its current spectrum of reality, your heart will always guide you along the the path you are seeking. Trust it.

Paris isn’t a city, it’s a world.King Francois I

When I was younger I did karate and martial arts, and I think it's really cool for girls to have those kinds of abilities.

Fame is worth less than service.

However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is quite as strong as any of my thematic type albums.

An unlimited-length file name is a file. The content of a file is its own best name.

Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.

And sometimes I do films so my daughter can see me work.

Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars.

The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest.