I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are.

I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with music that when we play it live, people can move to it and groove to it.

If you keep hiding your true self, your life becomes like slow death. Once you become free from the lies and the hiding of yourself, then life becomes vibrant again.

The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.

I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.

As an artist, I feel that my father's biggest influence is me realizing that music has a purpose and it's not just for business and that music is spiritual. I get that from him that music is a spiritual thing.

The last thing my father told me was: 'On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don't let me down.' A father telling his son that puts some responsibility on my shoulders. He told me that, and I take it very seriously.