I can't not be who I am.

As long as God lets me live, I want to do things that make a difference in the world besides play music.

God has to let you be there, and then you just have to have good fortune for whatever reason. I'm enjoying every moment of my life. We are so fortunate just to be alive.

The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes.

The juices never stop flowing. I still write songs.

I feel very good and positive about my future. I look forward to seeing the fans and doing what I do.

You won't become what you want to be, else you become what you fear to be.

Always there whom we believe shouldn't be and never are there whom we believe should be.

Oh, the unintended consequences of perfidy!

How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it.

It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour.

As we get deeper, we move closer and closer to other people; we feel closer to life as a whole.

The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.

The Zen Master was constantly attempting to break up concepts that people had about what it was like to be a spiritual teacher. We have a traditional image. Each Zen master was a complete character.

I was never into smart college boy music.

You don't have to fight every battle. You don't have to respond to every critic. You don't have to be offended because of what others say. You can rise above these things and soar.