As a songwriter, your songs are, in a way, like your children - you want them to be appreciated.

The history of mankind is a history of war.

The studio part, to me, can be pretty laborious. You're inside for hours on end and can be pretty frustrating to get the sound you hear in your head to come out of those speakers.

Keep a cool head and a warm heart.

Locally and globally, we need to be doing everything we can to help Mother Earth.

The problem with popularity is that if it gets too popular everybody leaves and goes somewhere else.

I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He’s my cousin by birth and my brother in music.