The only person thats gonna hold you back is yourself

Traveling takes a lot out of you.

Fans these days seem to almost expect a response from band-members any time they tweet or leave a comment etc.

I think that talent, good songwriting and passion, will always outlast hype.

I think it's important to have a consistent communication with the fans but I don't think it should be expected.

The fans out in New Zealand are amazing. They're genuinely excited and appreciative that you're playing their country.

Social networking, I believe, has completely changed the relationship between band-members and fans.

I had a vision of what it would look like if like seventy people at the same time went nuts and sprayed water everywhere.

The fashion look of teens and twentysomethings -once so cutting edge- is now, like most of the music played on the radio, a matter of routine. Safe, tired, everywhere.

The road to freedom must be uphill, even if it is arduous and frustrating.

An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.

For me, the essence of a medicine man's life is to be humble, to have great patience, to be close to the Earth, to live as simply as possible, and to never stop learning.

If I did want to come back, I was going to make, what, $50 million? You know what; don't call my phone unless you've got $100 million.

I think singing traditional country is wonderful, because I'm bringing it to my generation and to the younger kids.

Empathy is cloaked in our actions - as in, we might be experiencing empathy but not realize it's empathy.

The notion that diversity in an early team is important or good is completely wrong. You should try to make the early team as non-diverse as possible.

International terrorists have proved quite skilled at misleading many people about what is actually happening here in the Caucasus, and they continue to mislead people today.

In persons grafted in a serious trust, Negligence is a crime.