Like the eagle, we (artists) must be able to see clearly..

I always stayed away from the studio environment as much as possible. But I just wanted to see if I could work in one. It's not easy. Just having an ….

Technology is a big destroyer of emotion and truth. Auto-tuning doesn’t do anything for creativity. Yeah, it makes it easier and you can get home soo….

For new bands, I think a major label is the safest place to be. Independent labels are the ones getting away with murder. A lot of them are hobbyists….

Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the colors in the palette, that just kills creativity..

I think the most important thing is to start with something that fits perfectly. Don't worry about having it in five colors..

There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so when nice things happen to you, you're not really allowed….

If you have twenty guys in the room and you just bring in one girl, you change the entire mood and everyone plays different..

I won't join another band again..

I think that most people, and by people I mean journalists, think that I pre-conceive everything and that I spend my afternoons dreaming up self-myth….

I never wanted to play guitar when I was younger. I wanted to be a drummer because everybody plays guitar, and I didn't want to do what everybody els….

I hate irony, particularly when it is used because there isn't any message or to hide that someone hasn't any story to tell. Just like when someone o….

Great work comes from great joy. Leave the angst for the movies; do art - that is fun..

The secret of a successful art career is to make more art that folks think they need than pieces they just want. When a piece of art emotionally conn….

Happiness is more important than money any day..

I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will last for generations..

We were like a white family from the 1920s or something. My parents had this bizarre, different way of looking at things from the people that surroun….

We learn to beat fear by doing..

I have trouble listening to people tell me about their dreams..

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think or make in real life..

I dislike the word 'emerging artist.' Emerging connotes to me an alligator coming up from the water. I consider all artists to be artists, not rising….