eyes running over me like the work of a hundred biting ants

One can't step into the river twice

There are two atheisms of which one is a purification of the notion of God.

Shared history was the coin of the realm.

If you have the will to win you have achieved half your success if you don't you have achieved half your failure.

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.

I'd go anywhere to work, so long as it's worth it.

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment

What you're going to be asked to do is bigger than what you think you can do. It's always bigger than what you think you can handle, but you're never going to be given something you can't handle.

That's what makes great products. It's not process-it's content.

You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.

Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there.