I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.

I like a spirituality with a God that knows how to drive a car, that knows how to take his girl to the dance club, dance all night, have a little drink, kiss the kid when they come back in and go to sleep. God doesn't need a chauffeur-- he needs to drive himself.

I prefer the band situation. I prefer the relationship. Music is meant to be that way. It's meant to be interdependent.

my kingdom for a kiss upon your shoulder" lover you should have come over-

Grace is what matters. In anything. Especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death. About people, that's what matters. That's a quality I admire very greatly. It keeps you from reaching for the gun too quickly; it keeps you from destroying things too foolishly; it sort of keeps you alive and keeps you open for more understanding.

I just want to have a completely adventurous, passionate, weird life.

Music should be like making love. Sometimes you want it soft and tender, another time you want it hard and aggressive.