I don't think I'm a particularly somber human being..

I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die for music..

It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, th….

That's what I mean by "Western morality," is the lack of morality. There is none. People are out for themselves, and they'll stab you in the back..

I don't like the word "happy." I wouldn't want to use it that context. I enjoy writing songs, it's a really good challenge, it tickles me. It's a won….

I think I have some very meaningful relationships with people; we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is following their own heart; t….

I don't really write for an album. I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. It's all a complete accident..

People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos..

If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do..

I hate my voice. I've never been comfortable singing..

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words..

Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be your friend, and there's noth….

I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend t….

I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's not paycheck at the end; it's more of a "wh….

To me, craft work is the ultimate. Maybe I got this idea from the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, who was employed as a sculptor to the state and….

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music..

I don't live anywhere, so that's what's fun about tours..

I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able..

I want to make something that's useful to someone, somewhere..

I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of d….

I don't think anyone knows anything and I don't trust people who say that they do. Don't give me a plan, give me action..