When I look down, I miss all the good stuff And when I look up, I just trip over things.

The bathroom mirror has not budged, the woman who lives there can tell the truth from the stuff they say and looks me in the eye- says do you prefer the easy way? No? Well ok then, dont cry.

I don't take good pictures 'cause I have the kind of beauty that moves.

They see me as a symbol, and not a human being. That way they can kill me, say it’s not murder it’s a metaphor.

[The 'corporate takeover of people's lives'] also accounts for a lot of homogenization of culture. There are fast food restaurants everywhere. Every place tastes the same.

These days, I find I'm applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs I bailed on could have been better, that had those great two verses and then I kind of coasted from there. These days, if a song is giving me trouble, I put it aside and pick it up later, and keep doing that, for a year if I have to, until it takes shape.

I sing sometimes for the war that I fight, 'Cause every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.