I have thousands of tapes, and photos and fliers, letters, posters, artwork - basically everything that ever happened, I kept. I'm not a hoarder, though. I'm sort of a librarian.

When you're in a band and write a song on your own, it isn't fully realized until it goes into somebody else's ears.

Now anyone can move anywhere. I've made deep connections with people around the world since I tour everywhere that I will simply never see again.

I stand behind all the lyrics I've ever written; I don't have a problem with that.

I just have work to do; I just do it.

The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.

I don't watch TV but occasionally I'll read the Washington Post. I will say that sports are the only "real thing" on television.