I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me.

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.

I think good art does come from a dark place.

My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.

Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens.

I don't think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.

As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around.

If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer.

If you want to achieve, identify your passion. Ultimately your passion and the vision makes your destiny

We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year.

I'm very happy with what the gods have given me. I take life as she presents herself to me, and whatever you see in my face is what I have earned.

When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.

I may not remember, but I never forget.

We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order - poetry; and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible.

How quiet the writing, how noisy the printing.

Who is more real? Homer or Ulysses? Shakespeare or Hamlet? Burroughs or Tarzan?

The essential thing to know about God is that God is Good. All the rest is secondary.

Power from on high . . . It is God inserting into you divine activity with mightiness.