Don't convince yourself you're over, don't convince yourself you're done, just because the things around you seem heavy, doesn't mean you can't get off this ground.

We look to our leaders once we elect them to either lead us in the right direction or at least not crush us.

There's a freedom to being young that is harder to come by as time goes on.

When I look at how fortunate I've been, being a musician... my response to being overpaid is that I should pay it back to my community in some way.

Why won't you run in the rain and play, let the tears splash all over you?

I know I have a very unusual style of playing, where other more recognized and technically proficient players might look at me and wonder what the heck I'm doing. The purpose of my learning to play the way I do was more to accompany my singing. I figured out a style where I'm mentally playing the drums over a simple melody.

I'm partly obsessed by aging gracefully.