A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me.

I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends. Talk! That's the only way we'll find solutions.

Because one of the properties of music is to entertain and to, I don't mean this lightly, distract us from the things that pull us down. Music should be not only a source for political ideas but also a source of hope.

The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.

I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles I'm coming slow but speeding

A lot of the time, I write a lot of angry stuff, but then I don't want to be a finger-pointer - I'd rather be a cheerleader than a judge. I don't want to preach as if I'm in some position of righteousness, but I do want to speak my mind and scream at the clouds and shout out of the pit of hopelessness that I sometimes think the human race is in.

We have to do much more than believe if we really want to change things.