When I play, I open up. I'm in the heat of the performance and it's a healing thing. It's great!

I have a strong desire to connect. And so when I don't get that, I leave that situation feeling particularly wounded.

I just want my kid to not hate and to be a good human. That's what you try to do. You hope that they are the next evolution of your thing.

I'll forget about you long enough to forget why I need to

I like interacting with human beings, so being on stage feels like a larger version of that - kind of like throwing a party. It's like knocking into the human collision of everyday life and it just so happens to break down the wall between the audience and me and helps the songs communicate better.

When I was a kid I just had headphones on all the time, and it changed the way I see things and the way I interpret things.

I would be heavenly if baby you'd just rescue me now

Music for me is this thing that's sort of saved my life over the course of my whole life, whether it be writing songs or listening to other people's stuff.

I like interacting with human beings, so being on stage feels like a larger version of that - kind of like throwing a party.

It's like a spiritual elevation that occurs when you're playing and becoming one with the instrument or players on the stage.