"The first kiss between two people is something really good in life."

"If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed."

"To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I've been living my own version of success since the early '90s when I first got signed. I haven't had a job since then."

"The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers."

"My soul is fine, thanks."

"My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger."

"I like visiting LA, but I wouldn't want to live there."

"I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money."

"People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl."

"It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort."

"Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do."

"When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person."

"I'm not a very good advice-giver."

"David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent."

"The most rabidly religious people are the most rabidly evil."

"Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field."

"As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion."

"You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody."

"Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it."

"I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business."

"Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it's hard to believe I was so crazy."

"Just do what feels right."

"To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people."

"People need meanings to everything. People want you to intellectualize every choice you make."