I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist.

One can't deny what has happened to us in the past. The secret is to enjoy and be proud of the music we've created and the people with whom we have been linked. It's all a long chain of involvement in the world, and we are proud to be yet another link in this chain.

After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it.

Teach your children well, so they don't live in off-campus group houses and throw loud parties while I'm trying to sleep.

This digital world is completely fascinating to me.

Being in a different band always brings great musical experiences to be able to draw on.

I began to realize that photographs, these still images, have a tremendous power to move your soul. They can change your life by what you choose to get out of them, and I started to collect photographs.