Equality implies individuality.

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.

It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

A leader cannot fall prey to the whims of the voices that shout the loudest, but must stand as a voice of reason in defense of the silent.

I don't want to be married just to be married. I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can't talk to, or worse, someone I can't be silent with.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself.

Memory is dramatic present tense. You create it as you remember it.

You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!

We know so little about the future that to worry about it would be the height of foolishness.

When I leap, I briefly see the world as it is and as it should be.

I don't want to get into an insult fight with Donald Trump.

People tend to romanticize this job. So, it's fun to let the air out of it.

Climate change is, over the longer term, our greatest national security challenge. We have to do all we can to slow it down and to prepare for and ameliorate its impact.