I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.

You're living life in real time, man, and we' ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes.

The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.

Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.

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

Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.