I have stage fright every single concert I've ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It's absolute living hell..

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired..

Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is..

I think about God, yes, and I wonder if there is a God. And if there is a God, will God please help me through my hard trips..

I have auditory hallucinations, I hear voices saying derogatory things, like I'm terrible and I'm going to die, and they're usually worse in the afte….

If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators..

I meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something..

All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that 'God Only Knows' was chosen. 'God Only Knows' is a very ….

I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music..

I approach my music-making as an art-form--something pure from the spirit to which I can add dynamics and marketable reality. Music is genuine and he….

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols..

I wake up in the morning and I say 'Ahh! Today's the day for a song! I'm going to write a song today!' And I do. I write a song..

I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano..

Freedom and Liberty cannot exist without Individual Responsibilty. Failure to exercise Individual Responsibilty forfeits your right to self-governanc….

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun..

I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it's embarrassing since I've grown up..

If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life..

The only reason I'd ever get a sex change operation is to see what it's like to be right all the time..

I still believe that something is right only when it feels right..

Humor - it helps to make the vibe better - it loosens up the vibrations..

I believe that music is God's voice..