Tolerance ain't the same as acceptance, even though we all wish it was.

But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.

You just have to let yourself go and not be worried about what other people are going to say or the things that might come out...Just jump right in full force and be as silly and stupid and adolescent and introspective as you want to be.

Music is such a good way to resist. It keep you strong, it has dignity.

An idealist who couldn't cope becomes cynical.

We act empty and innocent but we are fueled by distortions of lives led in discontent trading misfortunes cause faith is one thing that is hard to deliver it feels funny being free.

I don't typically work that late into the night in a studio, I'm more productive during the day.