I write almost all my songs on an acoustic guitar, even if they turn into rock songs, hard rock songs, metal songs, heavy metal songs, really heavy songs... I love writing on an acoustic because I can hear what every string is doing; the vibrations haven't been combined in a collision of distortion or effects yet.

The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they’ll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket.

I don’t know whether we will find ourselves in the cross hairs, pulled by the short hairs, or just trying to find the next inane hairstyle. But change is coming; it is inevitable. It is as steady and reliable as a ticking clock.

As a writer, as a lyricist, you’re just trying to make sure that you’re not repeating yourself. And that’s a danger for a lot of people. So for me, I just try to keep taking corners and trying to find new paths.

The pale fabric of reality has so many hidden pockets that we can find some change in here somewhere – you just have to dig a little deeper to avoid the chewing gum and past mistakes.

She has BIG feet! Oh my god, have you seen Sandra Bullocks feet? They’re like the size of rulers!

I have a really good idea for a novel and would like to just kind of try my hand at fiction. I’m starting to kind of get a really good body of work going from a literary standpoint. As long as the audience is there, man, I’ll keep cranking them out.

You don’t break ground by doing the same thing over and over and over. That’s like standing in place. You have to risk to gain it all.

I’m a Gibson guy. I play anything from Hummingbirds to J200s.

I’m the guy that gets up at three in the morning to jot down an entire sheet of lyrics for something that won’t be recorded for six months. You have to get it down when you can, because thoughts are fluid.