And when I got sick I felt confident that if it was the last thing I ever recorded before I left this earth, I would be really proud of it.

I can say for the first time that I am not afraid, and while this is a feeling that can undoubtedly change with time, I feel cradled by this universe and the immense love that comes from it.

I have a really hard time connecting to music that doesn't feel like I'm somehow solving a puzzle that applies to my life.

The whole world, myself included, seem to have one thing in common; we're just a crowd of people who don't really fit in anywhere attempting to convince one another that we do. I guess I'll put my sunglasses on and pretend, like everyone else, that I too belong here.

If you can drink beer while doing it, it's not a sport

I try not to release songs that I'm not proud of, and even songs that I don't connect with.

You know, frankly, it's like I sort of realized something about life in the past six or eight months - that taking things a day at a time is a blessing and it's an honor and it's something that makes the day that you're living a lot more valuable