Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.

I'm not melancholy; I'm a happy-go-lucky person, kind of silly. I like funny things. I have a lot of energy. I tend to like music that's mellow, though.

When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really see all the crazy phases you went through.

I became a musician so I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning.

I'm not planning to jump off a bridge with no bungee.

All is fair in love and songwriting.

Don't go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side.

If I make a record I love, then somebody will like it. Maybe not everybody, but that won't matter.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

I love my dad and we have a very good relationship now.

I try to just make music that I love, and if I believe in it that's all that matters.

boys, girls and music . . why do they need gin?

No matter how many vitamins you take, how much Pilates, you'll lose your keys, your hair and your memory.

I'm a good counter comedian. I can just work it off with looks, or have something crazy to say back. That works for me.

And you can't make a mistake when you are reading the Torah, so you have men standing around who will correct you if you are reading it incorrectly.

I'd love sloth. I wish sloth would come home and visit me once in a while. I don't consider laziness a sin at all.

It was always so important to my dad for us to understand about the Genocide and to know about our family history.

I want people to be moved, to feel called to action. That's what I want to do.

Today, we don't talk about history. The past is two weeks ago, and the future is two weeks after.

You really can't worry about stuff you can't control... You need to focus on getting where you need to be and not worry about what could have been and what should have been.

A person with friends need never be bored. There is always more to fathom and enjoy in the complexity of others, and always the possibility of finding a way to delight them.