The only goal is in the process. The process is the thing…with little flashes of light here and there. Those are the gigs, those are the live shows. But it's the life in between—that's all I got.

Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run

If you feel blocked, do not turn to others, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress.

The most audacious thing I could possibly state in this day and age is that life is worth living. It's worth being bashed against. It's worth getting scarred by. It's worth pouring yourself over every one of its coals.

I want to be ripped apart by music. I want it to be something that feeds and replenishes, or that totally sucks the life out of you. I want to be dashed against the rocks.

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

If you want to get somewhere in this life, learn to draw beautiful women.