Even the most deft pen is a clumsy tool..

When you're comfortable, you're not necessarily inclined to care about things that are contributing to your comfort. It's difficult..

To me, what I define as defiance, in some ways, is knowing the "reality" and having the ability to possess a realist mindstate yet still working towa….

I don't want an angry song with no silver lining ending up on my album. Then I'd have to play, or feel obliged to play, that song every night in repe….

The goal is to be free and hopeful in the music. Because that's really the only intention you need. From there, every natural and powerful intention ….

I think that when you're open, you're at your most powerful..

When you're in pain, you're genuinely very, very alive, and that's beautiful. Especially emotional pain..

What gets me pretty pissed off is the whole Monsanto engineered foods issue..

My pain is usually caused by some sort of attack on my ego. So usually, pain is an indication of something that, eventually, I'm going to want to tra….

Unless you are in the willingness and ease and ecstasy of some kind of moment, you may end up the editor of your thoughts and of your expressions. I ….

Sometimes I'm really communicating with the audience and I'm hyper-engaged. Other times my eyes are closed and I just let it be what it is..

For me, it's very childish to tour on a train. And I think that's a powerful quality, to inspire childishness..

Politics, poverty, riches, etc - these are but backdrops for the grand cinema, the opera: the glory of your life. Sure, change the backdrops, make th….

Sometimes, I have to really monitor myself, but the only monitoring job I really do on myself on stage is, Is this truthful? Is this truthful? Is thi….

In my heart, I'm always in my rail-hosen..

I'm the most passionate about pushing the realization that there's the joy of love and kindness and sharing, all of these basic qualities, on people ….

It's so rare that I'll read or even watch an interview. I don't want to, either. I don't want to see other people's comments..

The main thing that I've learned, artistically, is that if I'm in pain and feeling the budding of anger - if I absolutely feel like I need to write a….

I get very heated about anything that is socially unkind..

Recording music is not really the healthiest thing for the body..

I think fun is one of the best gifts we can give to each other. If everyone was having fun we'd be in good shape..