I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.

As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery

Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.

I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule.

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

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.

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.