The truth will set you free, but it's only slightly less scary than hell and a whole lot harder to get there.

Celebrity is a currency with an exchange rate almost as strong as anonymity.

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

In my opinion, the best way of showing someone the best way to live life is by living it.

Surfing and music were incredible outlets for me when I was a kid. And there are some really tricky times when you're growing up and it's easy to make a wrong decision, even with a good family and community around you. Surfing and music kept me out of trouble.

I began thinking about the idea of a 24 hour concert. What if you tied songs to certain hours of the day - creating a 24 hour world of lyric and melody. So that was the inspiration for this project.

Just as drowning cannot be equated with swimming, mere existence is not the same as abundant life. We have been offered a new way to live – a new way to be human.