Life is cruel and unfair, my friends, and that is fact.

When people come together around music, there's something ancient going on. It has to come from a genuine place and that's part of the challenge. You have to cultivate that authenticity everyday.

I was not someone who participated in other people's castles.

I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.

It's important to face down your demons.

Music is the only thing in this world, with the exception of sneezing and looking at the sunset, that takes you to a place that's above the mundane. Everything else is just bullshit.

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.