"I don't see the world unless I see it in ink."

"Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it."

"I tend to eat what I want, which probably isn't good."

"I don't exist without writing."

"Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself."

"On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers."

"I have this theory- that if we're told we're bad, then that's the only ideal we'll ever have."

"I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip."

"I find you get out of people what you put into them."

"Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend."

"I've been performing on stage since I was six years old."

"The show is different every night, because I never write a setlist."

"I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time."

"I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort."

"I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry,'"

"If I'm a phenomenon, it makes me feel like I have no purpose."

"I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and follow your own moral code and live by your own integrity, and mostly just be brave."

"Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds."

"Most of us don't spend any time knowing ourselves. We just keep reacting."

"I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to."

"I have a sneaking suspicion that all religions lead to the same place, a very unified place."

"My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it."

"I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges."

"What's great about music is it takes so many kinds of people, including me. Everybody is in a different place."

"I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do."

"So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents."

"You have a different crowd every night, so you should do a different show to suit them. I tailor the show to their mood."

"The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature, but by your approach."

"The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision."

"I love being in a band."