I'm a very open and loving person. My whole thing has been "let love rule" since my first album. I'm about unity and peace and God.

I used to do plays and some television commercials when I was younger. I guess my mom's being an actress got me interested in that, but music definitely took its place.

My dream is to become a farmer. Just a Bohemian guy pulling up his own sweet potatoes for dinner.

We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

I find cooking to be the one thing that relaxes me. I don't get to do it often . . .

I was watching an interview with Martin Scorcese concerning Raging Bull, which is one of my favorite films, and he was talking about how he'd worked with a lot of guys who weren't quote-unquote "actors," like Joe Pesce and Frank Vincent. Scorcese was very smart in the way that he cast, because you don't know where you're going to find the right person who can carry a role and summon that emotion you're looking for.

I'm more hungry now than I was 11 years ago. Which is great because I see a lot of artists that have been out for a long period of time. They get kind of fat.