If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.

Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink. Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.

I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.

There was an edge of, 'Go away kid, you're bothering me'. I've kicked myself a million times since. I could've discovered Whitney Houston.

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.