I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.
I felt like high school for me was like a big whirlpool of me trying to figure out what was OK for me to do.
I think books that are meant to be read in the nighttime ought to confront the very fears that we're trying to think about.
As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East and we're not going to be divided along any lines, including religious lines, including ethnic backgrounds.
I am doing everything humanly possible to try and get well, but lately things have just kept getting worse.
I'm very, very competitive. If my grandmother asks to race me down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it!
I try to stay as private as possible; I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
It's one thing to earnestly try but fail to bring the two sides together. Though Democrats will deny it, that was the case with George W. Bush.
One of the reasons I was so unhappy for years was because I never embraced my emotions and I was trying to stay in control.
I was always kind of a loudmouth and a class clown, and that kind of led to doing all the school plays and trying out all kinds of different stuff.
What I prefer is an audience who listen. And are intelligent. Which I try and assume every audience is. And that if something goes wrong, it's generally my fault and not theirs.
Don't try to do great thing, but don't forget to do small things with great care and great love.
You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right
I try to choose the projects that I think are the most well-written and well-executed, and the rest of it is so beyond my control to be almost not worth thinking about at all.
You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.
I'm always trying to convince myself there's something important about what I do. But some peoples' lives are really altered by a night at the theater.
I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.
Well, I'm not trying to get rid of the unions, but I am saying that they appear to be an antiquated concept in today's economy.
I feel like I'm waving the flag for musicianship, trying to bring back bands that can play.
My wife and I like to go to church if we're in town. On Sundays, I try to be as chill as I can, whether I'm watching golf or barbecuing.
