I am nobody but myself..

I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted lyrics that would connect with as many people as pos….

The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever..

Everyone in his place and a place for everyone..

When I’m rested, I’m at my best..

We haven't really changed, we've just gotten better at executing what we've always been trying to do. We're not really a band that has undergone huge….

If you push too much for somebody that everyone knows is your friend, and that you've worked with before, it can backfire..

The song of the curved line is called happiness..

I think there are shades of political songs; some are more subtle and can be more effective for being subtle, for being more metaphorical. I've writt….

This is a song called 'The Kill.' But don't be scared, it's a nice song. About losing your mind..

Quid confert animae pugna Hectoris, vel disputatio Platonis, aut carmina Maronis, vel neniae Nasonis? Of what benefit to the soul are the struggles o….

Really, everything for me comes from "Manifestra." It was an incredible gift of a song; it really describes an important moment in my life..

I think I was perceived in one fashion. A video is based on a song. I think you can get glimpses of people's presence within that. There's some peopl….

The Replacements are the foundation for a lot of what came after in alternative and college rock. Let It Be is their best record and has the most div….

Ideas for songs can come from something as simple as a photograph and letting my imagination run wild on an old photograph that I found, or to a film….

Nature is not anthropomorphic..

Usually, there's a story I've told that leads up to why I'm singing the song. The whole concept of the show was about being authentic and connecting ….

Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And for some people, 'Fire and ….

Do something about your life now..

I think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do write a lot of songs prophetica….

Don't be afraid of your own power..