I'm in the kitchen five days a week, no matter what, and one or two of those days I'm on the line. Not because I have to be, but because I want to be.

I've had every haircut you could possibly imagine: mullet, tail, dreadlocks, afro, crew cut. It's always been an expression of who I am.

The kitchen is a sacred space.

I have nothing against turkey. We eat turkey for Thanksgiving in my house.

That just the way it is. Some things will never change. That's just the way it is. But don't you believe them.

The darkness surrounding can envelop one, but if you light only one match, you have defeated it all.

Positive mindset, positive lifestyle.

In the middle of tranquillity, think about the people inside the storms! In your happy times, remember the unhappy!

The pleasure of doing a thing in the same way at the same time every day, and savoring it, should be noted.

Dumbing down takes many forms: art that is good for you, museums that flatter you, universities that increase your self-esteem. Culture, after all, is really about you.

Does making money excite me? No, but I have to make money for my shareholders. What excites me is achievement, doing something difficult.

The prohibition of drugs causes crime. You don't have to legalize, just decriminalize it.

An idea that will translate really well musically should work visually. I try to write music that you can feel if you were to close your eyes you can see what I am talking about.

You don't find time to write. You make time. It's my job.