The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

Music is a spiritual expression of what's in your heart. Music as a way of getting rich is a pretty new thing, and I often wonder if the mega-bucks glitzy atmosphere is making the quality of music suffer. You have to work really hard to get around that and remember why you're in it in the first place: because you have to be. It's like an addiction. You can't go a day without picking up your guitar. To me, the only commercial goals that are really valid are, 'Boy, I wish I didn't have to go to work. I wish I could do this all the time.'

When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.

I am excited to get on tour, if I'm speaking to the Phish fans. I can't wait.

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.