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.

You don't have to look a certain way to have a hit record.

With slide guitar, you're just hanging this piece of glass on your hand. It's a really beautiful instrument in that it's so responsive, you're just slipping your hand back and forth.

I'm happy to have been a positive influence.

The fifth member of my band is my non-profit work.

We can live in fear or act out of hope.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.