You never really shake depression and that's a tough road you have to deal with.

At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one that needs no more tinkering. The dog is the perfect beast, companion, friend, shoulder to lean on, and scapegoat when too many cookies are missing. And a dog won't hold that against you, either. I am at peace sitting in silence with a dog.

Other than dying, I think puberty is probably about as rough as it gets.

I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.

I don't ever expect to be permanently happy. I don't think that's part of the human condition.

I get inspired at different times and in different ways.