I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.

The war on drugs is a war against the communities.

We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.

Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic.

It doesn't take long to sum up the major theses of most popular music: he loves me; he left me; I need him; I needed him, but now I need his best friend. Rather limited scope.

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.