I've always been at war with the guitar. All vocalists are fighting a war with the electric rhythm guitar.

And I wish that I was made of stone So that I would not have to see A beauty impossible to define A beauty impossible to believe A beauty impossible to endure The blood imparted in little sips The smell of you still on my hands As I bring the cup up to my lips No God up in the sky No devil beneath the sea Could do the job that you did, baby Of bringing me to my knees

Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.

What I want people to recognize is that we have to keep working together and take charge because we all have the same story.

I don't really care who collects my work, black, white, red, yellow. You have to also be consciously aware of, what does this mean in your home? And how are you supporting this work and the message behind the work?

My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need something to hang a song on, to give it some kind of presence and form. For me, Susie is that.

I can control the weather with my moods. I just can’t control my moods.