My first record had just broken, and these guys wanted my autograph. I thought, Oh, god, they recognize me. Turns out they thought I was Heidi Fleiss.

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

Our life is a journey, through winter and night, We look for our way, in a sky without light. (Song of the Swiss Guards, 1793)

It is bad enough to be unconverted and going to hell. It is even worse to say, “I know it and will not cry for mercy.

It is very difficult to bear the pain of ignorance of the person whom you love and who loves you, more than anything in the world..

Don't talk about yourself it will be done when you leave.

Humor is a great way to relieve stress.

A certain blue enters your soul

I've never fabricated or plagiarized anything.

As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.

The universe is the externalization of the soul.

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.