The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.

If you're 22 years old and you can't believe you're even in the position to have a career making music, the first thing you're going to think is: Maintain. Don't lose it. And that's precisely what causes you to lose everything.

Even with artists I love, only about a third of their music is what really hits the sweet spot for me.

A big part of making an album is that you want to have enough material - you want to have enough stuff for people to hear and know that it represents you.

No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.

In the end, I think musicians know that getting up in the morning and making music you love doesn't necessarily mean that you deserve billions of dollars or worship from anybody.

I've had nightmares about having to kick people out of my band because they've said that they don't like the Beatles. I'd wake up and turn to them and say, "You like the Beatles, right?"