I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.

On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

In the end only kindness matters.

I may not be able to pull on the smallest of holds, but those I can pull on I can pull on all day long.

Live your life with love and bravery and you shall lead a life uncommon.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

Reality is what you believe it to be. It's what you put your thought and energy into, because your hands physically manifest thought. So your world becomes what you feel and what you think.

I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.

For thy sweet love remembr'd such wealth bringsThat then, I scorn to change my state with kings.

Our sense of being a conscious agent who does things comes at a cost of being technically wrong all the time.

Doctor Sleep - book (By Stephen King) is the best choice before going to bed!

Hope says to us constantly "go on go on " and leads us to the grave.

People should be suspicious if every decision was unanimous.

I used to hate my hair. Now I love it. I spend hours brushing my hair out after it dries. I love it when it's big.

Having no regrets makes way for the best piece of advice I can give - don't be afraid of failure.

A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?" Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason.

We forget the nature of true power. The power within is abundance. The power without is greed.

I think it's bad for human beings to be artists. It's awful. You want to do something but you're constantly trying to decide what you want to do. Let's just say it's no place like Hawaii.