Over time, naturally, you lose your innocence from gaining knowledge. You can't be innocent forever, but there's something in innocence you need to regain to be creative.

When you put on music, just feel it; it's a different sense. I walk around with music in and it can just change my world in seconds.

The weird thing is, I used to skate in front of, like, 5,000 people and I was never nervous, but the first time I got on stage, there were four people there and I vomited.

It would be so nice to write songs that end up being timeless.

I wouldn't not listen to something because it was country. I usually listen to stuff that friends give me, if I admire their taste.

When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.

Unaanzaje ku judge kwanini nipo hivi wakati kila mtu ana uniqueness pengine nzuri au mbaya

Innocence has no place alongside immortality.

I just try to go to work, and concentrate on coming home to my girls.

You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

I want to work with great people. Great people really make you better.

Most modern painters work from a different source. They work from within.

I had a wonderful teacher about animal behavior.

But I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is.

I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.

Just because somebody makes a mistake doesn't make them useless.