I know that human beings are better together than they are apart, as much as I fought that all my life.

Staying present and staying myself in the midst of others is important.

It's like a spiritual elevation that occurs when you're playing and becoming one with the instrument or players on the stage.

I'll forget about you long enough to forget why I need to

The thing that makes me feel most alive would be when I'm hanging out with my family and feeling my connection with them and feeling safe and content in that.

I like interacting with human beings, so being on stage feels like a larger version of that - kind of like throwing a party. It's like knocking into the human collision of everyday life and it just so happens to break down the wall between the audience and me and helps the songs communicate better.

Music for me is this thing that's sort of saved my life over the course of my whole life, whether it be writing songs or listening to other people's stuff.