Like the eagle, we (artists) must be able to see clearly.

There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so when nice things happen to you, you're not really allowed to enjoy them.

There have been three times. Once I got in a car accident and shattered my finger. A few years ago I didn't feel like being alive. That's all I can say.

Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?

My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.

Life is simple unless we find a way to make it complicated.

There are distractions, all around. There's so much media, for a young kid to battle against, to get to something soulful. You have to make a decision, on your own, what you can take from these people, if you can dig deeper. It's nice to be able to let people dig deeper.