I find a lot of joy just going out and playing for people.

Music, art, writing - it gives us a sense of who we are, a sense of our history, a sense of our future and it should provide some kind of comfort. It's not just entertainment for entertainment's sake, it's an investment.

I'm not dead. I mean, I may be getting older, but I'm not dead!

I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business.

Being diagnosed with cancer really opened my eyes to the fact anyone can have it and that even though we think we have control over everything in our lives, we don't.

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away.

Once over there [Balkans], I felt extremely patriotic. Here are these people, from 18-year-olds to military veterans, enduring real duress for the cause of peace. I don't ever want to play for a regular audience again, only military folks who are starving for music.