Of all the states of emotion I've ever been in, music takes me to the strongest state of emotion the quickest, of any other sort of state of mind I've ever been in or been put in by any substance or circumstance, music brings me to an emotional state of being faster than anything I've ever known

As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.

Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it's done.

Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.

Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends

There's only one proper way a song should go, but you've got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise. Sometimes it's lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.