To look wise is quite as good as understanding a thing, and very much easier.
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate.
It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.
Justice is a fading light.
Watch our children while they kill each other with guns they bought at Wal-Mart.
Chasing dragons with plastic swords, Jack Off Jimmy everybody wants more.
We can't be certain who the villains are cuz everyone's so pretty, but the after party's sure to be the wing-ding as it moves into your city.
Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in fears, and some are cowards under the same conditions.
Against boredom the gods themselves fight in vain.
I learned there's an amazing unexplored territory in terms of narrative. Before, I thought the unexplored territory was the form, the way you shoot a movie. Now, I'm learning about the beautiful marriage between form and narrative.
I'm planning to be the youngest contestant in the Top 32, and I'm planning to be the youngest person in the Top 10.