People who were really good at playing or singing seemed boring to me.

Sometimes songs need extra time and space to really play themselves out, and some songs it's like, this is all you need, a straightforward thing.

If people like electronic music, then great - let that be the next thing. I don't think I ever really will, but there's plenty of records for me to go buy.

If you know that someone is going to hear what you're doing, you're always going to be self-conscious about it. In a way that's good; it spurs you on.

It's really hard for me to capture this certain way of singing that sounds good to me. I don't really understand it, but hopefully some day I'll figure it out.

There are lot of bands that have too many songs, I think.

That's one of those hazards of an interview: You get tired of your stock answer and you try to get creative and even play devil's advocate.

There are certain recordings where my voice sounds good to me. Singing live I really enjoy, but I don't know how good it sounds.

I could never settle down into a reggae band, that's too bizarre.

For me, I'm more of a songwriter than a guitar player or singer. And not having things to work on was really kind of nice.

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.

Be thankful for every mountain, because it's the mountain top that will give you best view of the world.

The true test is wonwhen being togetherwithout saying a wordis everything.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

Nature is none other than God in all things. Animals and plants are living effects of Nature; Whence all of God is in all things.

The way you can recognize to what you are committed to is by your actual results. What you have gotten in life is a direct result (good or bad) to what you have been committed to.

Whoever buys into the vision God has for the congregation develops an affinity for all that is going on.

If you go and watch the way the primitive tribes live, you will know what work is in relation to celebration. They work the whole day so they can sing and dance with abandon at night.

Metaphysics is the attempt of the mind to rise above the mind.

Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come, and it will keep you in close harmony with creative thought and prevent you from falling into competitive thought.