David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

Physically touring is tough on me, not that I am weakling. I lose weight. I can't always find the things I need to keep my strength up. It is very draining physically. It is taxing for my mind and body, but in a good way. It feels healthy in a way to purge things out of my system every night.

For a long time, music was hope. Now it seems music isn't enough to make me happy. It used to be that's all I needed to keep going. Now I need other things to take up the other parts of my life.

I wanted to be a writer. I still want to be a prose writer. I feel I am more temperamentally suited to that kind of life, although there are things I still want to do with music.

In this world, where everything happens so fast, it's hard to sit back, take the time and contemplate.

My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.