I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs.

Songwriting is Hell on Earth. If it isn't, then you're doing it wrong.

What has worked before is never as good as something that has never been tried before, even if it doesn't work.

We are really in a rut with the three-minute song. You know where it's going to go. If you're trying to get your message across sometimes it's wise to say, Why don't we stop here and have a moment of silence, then go in a completely different direction?

Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting.

I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again...

In the end all that matters is climbing and pushing your personal limits. No matter the grade, if you climb something that was hard for you, then that's sick.