Live rather than talk. Talk is cheap and the tabloids scream about it every day.

Music is admitted under the skin without permission.

I am often tempted to think of success in terms that are defined by others: records sold, popularity gained, album reviews, etc. These are impossible demands, however, and they can never be satisfied. Letting finite others define our worth is a horrible way to live. Only the Infinite Other [God] has the authority to do this.

Switchfoot is a surfing term… To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music.

For me songs are born out of the gray space, the things I don't fully understand, the things that I can't put in my pocket.

Information has become king, whereas wisdom should be king and there is a big difference between the two.

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life hands you hurricanes, you go surfing.