The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle.

I think there's a really great amount of potential for Hawaii to become an example of what's possible with renewable energy because there are so many renewable resources here: energy, solar energy, and wind energy. There's so much potential here.

Plato's cave is full of freaks.

I get nervous when I fly; I'm used to walking with my feet.

I can never tell what's going to end up being on an album until it's all finished. I'm reading the news everyday, and sometimes I just have to be away from it. And that ends up writing the songs for me a little bit.

Found my foundation it was underneath me all along. On this path I'm on I never walk alone

I can go for a week without a guitar, but it's not even funny if I don't get to surf for a month.