Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it ends up being a very adventurous process.

Whatever I hear in my head is what I play.

I trust the flow of life.

Fair play to all those who dare to dream and don't give up.

The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I play with other musicians or percussive instruments, it might end up being a little more upbeat.

Music has always been a part of me and art in general. I love visual art as well.

When I moved to New York, I felt very strong emotionally and mentally. Aside from touring, I'd spent a couple of years alone and because of that, I was able to go out in the world again.

I feel energized walking off stage.

Experiencing deep sadness can, sometimes, heighten your ability to feel joy.

I just love working hard. I love being part of a team I love working toward a common goal.

I really started to get into reading the Bible and I started to look for a church to go to. Every Sunday I was going to like three or four churches, I was just looking for the right church.

Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them.

...the world she ran through loved her and would give her what she wanted and would let it happen.

Don't try to lawyer me out of common sense.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird.

The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler

Increasingly prices are set by sellers to raise their prices without a loss of sales sufficient to wipe out the gain.