I don't believe in the myth of the "self made man". Nobody gets through alone.

Acknowledging the lucky breaks are paramount to enjoying life. Not being defensive about our successes/failures. So, in short.

And sometimes you just have to trust that there will be more, sometimes you go through dry spells and you have to assure yourself "no no, it's gonna be fine. There's gonna be more songs, it's all good.

I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a kid.

There's going to be ups and downs and that you have to be okay with the downs too and embrace them just as much because they will teach you something.

We talk about the past like it's the strangest dream. Then we repeat the things we never dreamed we'd do.

I'll force myself to sit down and read a couple of chapters of a great book or I'll force myself to sit and listen to some amazing music or I'll go see a play. I find that watching or experiencing other forms of art gets my brain in action. It makes me feel connected to the creative energies and then that tends to get things going.