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.

This old world keeps spinnin’ round; It’s a wonder tall trees ain’t layin’ down.

I like to play with people who can play simple and are not threatened by other musicians thinking they can't play. And that eliminates 99 percent of the musicians.

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

It's easy to get buried in the past when you try to make a good thing last.

I was just 20 years old when I wrote Broken Arrow.

I just do what I do. I like to make music