We have a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder gentler machine gun hand.

I always try to get behind the guy steering the ship. That's the kind of guy I am.

My dad passed away...and suddenly I found myself at the top of the tree and looking at the sky instead of at my mom and dad.

Pearl Jam is a band I have a lot of respect for. Nirvana and Sonic Youth I feel the same way about. Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Givers, and Foo Fighters are just some of my favorites. I respect bands that give me something of themselves that I can feel. ("Posing" bands turn me off generally speaking.) It all has to do with a feeling I have about them. That is what music is to me, a feeling. It's similar with people too.

Respect Mother Earth and her giving ways or trade away our children's days.

I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush, with the exception of Trans and the vocals on Landing on Water.

I love it when people yell at me about the environment and then I tell 'em I'm burning 90% cleaner than them.