I think that the current climate enables a lot of musicians to do relatively well. Twenty-five years ago, you could be a bass player in a folk-rock band and do pretty well - that sort of means that you're going to have to go get a day job. But a lot of my friends have learned how to write classical music for movies and produce other people and do remixes, and DJ and go on tour, and do all these different things. The more diverse their approach, the better their chances of actually having a career.

Never have public feuds with anyone who's surrounded by people who carry guns.

I'm definitely a fan of public humiliation.

By being vulnerable, either with yourself or in the presence of another person, that’s where all growth and ultimate well-being comes from.

I think the ideal job in that alternative universe would be to lead whitewater rafting trips through the Grand Canyon. So maybe I'd be a guy leading whitewater rafting trips at the Grand Canyon. Or maybe a professional skydiver.

You make mistakes and you learn from them.

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals