I was raised with the blessing of being involved with peace and social justice, and the environmental movement. I have my parents to thank for that.

Life is simple yet complex, in the complexity we realize everything is simple for we create our own happiness, our own sadness & our own destiny by not making a choice you have chosen so face life with courage and faith in yourself.

I'm happy to have been a positive influence.

I don't know that I'm unique in that people relate to my music, but I would hope people would say that I'm honest and that I do the best work I can possibly do instead of coasting.

Leading a band and producing yourself and picking cool tunes and putting a show together takes a lot of thought, and a certain amount of courage. In my early twenties, if I wasn't getting good enough at it, then people would not come and see me. Anybody who has lasted this long - I hope we get better with age.

I speak my mind and come from a place of conscience, as well as have fun as a musician.

The one thing I know is that if you're not paying attention, it will come back to bite you.