I am excited to get on tour, if I'm speaking to the Phish fans. I can't wait.

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.

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

Every day is as amazing as we decide it is.

His voice is to entertainment what the kazoo is to classical music.

A lot of people have come up after Brookland and asked, "What happens to her at the end of the novel?" and I will very politely say, well, here are the two possibilities.

We will be in tune with our bodies only if we truly love and honor them. We can't be in good communication with the enemy.

I got to a crossroads in my life where basically I was asked to choose between staying at home and being with them, or being in a band and doing what I want to do.

Take my hand and grow young with me. Don't rush. Don't sleep. Be a beginner. Light the candles. Keep the fire. Dare to love someone. Tell yourself the truth. Stay inside the rapture.

Someone asked me what three things I would save if my house was on fire. I said my cat, my salamander and one of the twins.

Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?

The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.