Your parents were always trying to get you to be careful when you were a kid, and that's all pervasive in this society.

We have a society that's trying to make sure that nobody gets any adventures because adventures are dangerous and danger is bad.

I think it's real important that people understand where the music comes from. If you can see where the music comes from, you can also see the future. It gives you a trajectory.

I have not made many conscious efforts to "re-imagine" songs. I just let them happen the way they're going to happen.

If for instance, in a board meeting, if you have an idea, it better be a good idea, or you're not going to get everybody's attention.

Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls.

That's right! The women are smarter!