Make the most of your life instead of comparing it to everyone else's.

A lot of time, the music reflects reality, which reflects music.

It's easier to be hedonistic and just chase after whatever appeals to your senses. That's the life of an animal, you just do. It's more difficult to stand by your convictions and have people berate you on both sides and feel like there's no home for you.

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.

I think we're all wounded, but some of us, when we experience the healing of those wounds, that they scar and scab over.

Peace doesn't mean you won't have problems. It's means problems won't have you.

I think the artist has an ability to draw pictures for people to where they can process these messages that otherwise they wouldn't be open to hearing.