I do that a lot of authors still do not do is allow people to write directly to me. I get about 50 fan letters a day, and I answer every single one of them myself. It takes a lot of time and sometimes it's a pain in the neck and I answer the same questions over and over. But the truth is these people come to my readings clutching these letters saying, "You wrote me back. I can't believe you wrote me back", and I think it really means a lot for them to know that the author values them just as much as they value the author.

The secret to enlightenment is to lighten up. Whether you are talking rock or women, all there.

Half my life is in book's written pages. Live and learn from fools and from sages.

Music expresses what cannot be put into words I like to think, and I think the band makes a good go at it.

Guitar players never listen to lead singers.

Just saying no to drugs is like just saying cheer up to a manic depressant

Through song you learn, and I think school systems need to learn that. Through the rhythm you can learn better, through melody, with something you need to learn, it's a vehicle for it.