These are dangerous days we live in and you, the artists, are our last defense.

Having kids had a big effect on me, but nothing more than when they started to get older- that really made me realize how fleeting each moment is.

The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to the instrument you hold in your hands: if a guitar means something special, you're bound to do great things with it.

Things don't happen to you, they happen for you.

I also remember the second band I was in ever. We were called Hybrid. We got a show at this local street fair, and we were playing on the back of a flatbed truck. There was an ad in the paper, and it said that 'Hybird' is playing. I was so mad.

I would rather be trampled by thousands of children than touch a spider.

I have no want or desire to solo. I'd rather create melodies and accompanying parts.