I'm not usually in a talkative mode.

I actually think to some degree that people are down for longer shows with an acoustic show.

I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week.

People don't realize how much fun it is to be depressed.

I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away.

When you're having a conversation with someone who, despite his brilliant medical career, says he's going to produce the film, you think, "How's he gonna do this? Is he insane, or is he really going to pull this off? It might be both." It's really amazing to see someone do what he's done.

If you're an American kid, you can't help but be influenced by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones because they're always on the radio.