You know what? I'm not always in a positive, happy place. But I'm able to concentrate enough to come up with a really good song.

I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there's a lot to be said for that way of thinking.

I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.

If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life.

You say how you feel, and songs don't lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is--there's nothing that lies about a song.

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.

I believe that music is God's voice.

The idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the studio...well, that gives me satisfaction like nothing else.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.

Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.

Humor - it helps to make the vibe better - it loosens up the vibrations.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

What makes us brave isn't lacking the good sence to be afraid

I see pictures all the time. I could stay for hours and watch a raindrop.

Friendship also seems to be the bond that hold communities together.

I try never to get too high when things are going well. I try never to get too low when things are going poorly. I try to keep an even keel.

Please hear this: There are not ‘schizophrenics,’ there are people with schizophrenia.

The problem is that Islam does not have a pope, so there's no one guy to say, 'This isn't kosher'...Not that he would.

I'm going to continue writing. I'll always be a storyteller. But I'm also taking time to enjoy my life.

It was a dark and stormy night.

You are awareness disguised as a human being.