I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible.

Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear

Well, I looked my demons in the eyes laid bare my chest, said 'Do your best, destroy me. You see, I’ve been to hell and back so many times, I must admit you kind of bore me.

There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.

We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.

Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

Every song asks to be sung in a different way.

You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.

The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.

The greatest assets cannot be bought with money.

Creativity is as important as literacy

Do not find faults, only forgive.

We are fundamentally good, and evil is an aberration.

If you don't understand the past, the future won't make much sense either.

We all have common emotions. And, and our experiences may not be all common but the emotions sure are.

Sometimes, if I really strain my brain, I can even do multiplication.

You cannot expect to get the effect when you neglect to create the cause.

Angry grizzly bears are going to look tame next to what is waiting for you at home." I snapped the phone shut and placed it in her waiting hand. "I'm done.

I think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. It’s a shame.