I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way - bummed out and under pressure. I often don't do my homework. But I'll always walk that extra mile.

I don't think anything is forever, but when my kids tell me they love me, that's forever.

I've seen whales calving in the waters off Maui, and I've watched my children being born. But music is the most beautiful thing of all.

... if you take a risk, two things will happen. People will laugh at you. Or you'll be way ahead of everybody else. And if that's what you're in it for, then you gotta take that risk.

I realized when I was taking care of my problems that the band is all I really care about.

I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire.

I'll tell you what's fun - finding the right stewardess and turning her upside down in the back of a plane.