There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important to me and when I am recording a bass track, that is still very important to me.

My studio is designed for atmosphere. I have a really cozy, comfortable room that has a great, huge glass door that views my backyard.

Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

Music is all about wanting to be better at it.

And the meek shall inherit the earth.

I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better.

I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.

I have always felt I was more accurately a Hard Rock musician.

I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that my whole life revolves around.

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

How much joy have I missed in life because I was too afraid to enjoy?

We argue, as you know. I don't think she like me, but so what. I say how I feel. Feelings. That's all we have as human beings.' - Tommy

I do want to be involved in quality projects that say something positive about the Latino community.

The truth is that we're at a critical juncture in the history of our species and if we don't act soon, we could inhabit a world we don't recognize anymore.

I'm not really someone who looks forward to the gym. But I realise it's something that I have to do to perform well on the pitch.

It's as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them.

Candor does not provide us with protection, sustenance, or technological innovation. Therefore you are expendable to us.

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.