I had the brief notion that his heart, pressed flat as a flower, crimson and thin as tissue paper, lay in this file. It was a very thin one.
I try not to punish the audience by making them listen to too much acoustic guitar.
We don't really have a place in the universe, as far as on a timeline. But nothing else does either. Therefore every moment really is the most important moment that's ever happened, including this moment right now.
You have this resonant box that sounds cool when you smack it, so why not go for it?
I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.
Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.
Foster a curiosity for the uncommon, regardless of how unpopular it is. The uncommon is where opportunity likes to hide.
The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
Sweet flower, thou tellest how hearts as pure and tender as thy leaf, as low and humble as thy stem, will surely know the joy that peace imparts.
What are you gonna fill your life up with when you don't have that ultimate satisfaction or peace in your life? You try to fill it up with wealth, pleasure, honor, power, sex, drugs and Rock and Roll to try to feel good.