Humans will always endure suffering - even accepting the fact that we're going to die will cause us suffering, and from that stems a little pessimism and negativity that all of us are susceptible to.

It's when you cry just a little, but you laugh in the middle that you've made it.

By the end of the writing process, which is about 80 songs per album, I look at the material and think, what's going to make a difference in someone's life.

Everything in life influences my music.

There's nothing more vulnerable than just standing in front of a thousand people, or ten thousand people, and doing your best to entertain them, touch them in some way.

The unavoidable kiss, where the minty fresh death breath is sure to outlast his catastrophe.

For every action there’s a reaction. And also, for every action there’s an equal and opposite criticism.