I'm not interested in what they have to say. I'm only interested in people that are interested in me for the right reasons.

Strangely, I feel that I become increasingly reclusive in my normal life and more open and candid in my music.

I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes?

I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.

Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich.

I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write.

When you're not part of a club, you have to find another way of surviving.

I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.

I say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record.

You can only get over your fears if you attack them head on.

Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

Don't talk to the people until you've listened to the people.

There never was a good war or a bad revolution.

Obedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us.

The eternal part of our being is perfect, free, always changing, always new, and completely conscious of all things.

We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I think a lot of those songs were complex.

What would we do if we didn't try? We have to try.

Stupid man produces noise; clever man produces silence!

And you know what the worst part is? I never learned to read!