We can live in fear or act out of hope.

I hope I'm an integrous person who cleans up their messes when I've been a jerk.

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.

I think that we have a unique opportunity as performers and artists to be kind of the town criers and also to get more people to listen, so that's a blessing and a responsibility that I take very seriously.

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 learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing.

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