I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.
I do dream about Afghanistan. I wake up and think I'm still there.
War is not cheap, but it's the human cost that's the highest.
For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of their lives. I know because I've looked into the eyes and the faces of grieving mothers.
Many areas of Los Angeles have gang problems.
Oh yeah, I'm an Essex boy and proud of it.
On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a certain way.
This is interesting. Researchers have found that people who drive drunk are more dangerous on the road than drivers who are high on marijuana. Don't get too excited. It's mostly because the drivers using marijuana are just sitting in the Taco Bell drive-through.
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
I usually know the general emotion of a song, or the general feeling of it, and then I think I just get so excited by the act of recording. I love that process so much that I feel like if I knew exactly what I wanted I'd arrive at something too soon. Part of the reason I work on stuff for so long is just because I love working on it. It's not that I'm haunted by some ghost sound. I just have nothing else to do with my life. Some people like to obsessively shop online. I like to obsessively rack up studio bills.
It's strange how parts come along, how life lives us, and what we get to do with the abilities that are given us.