Very few things in life are worthy of the kind of emotional distress we put ourselves through.

It’s my failure to sound like my heroes that’s allowed me to sound like myself.

In a time when everything can be next day and ordered and put on credit and paid for, music to me is promise, all promise, very little realization. It's the promise of walking into a room with a guitar and not being sure you will leave with an idea that will take, not being sure it won't slip away from you.

Very few things in life are worthy of the kind of emotional distress we put ourselves through.

I've learned to appreciate everything that has been given to me.

I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.

The emotionally intelligent person is skilled in four areas: identifying emotions, using emotions, understanding emotions, and regulating emotions.