“Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.”

“Music is my religion.”

“those times i burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. we all burn things we love. i love my guitar”

“I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.”

“I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes.”

“It's time for a new National Anthem. America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and white. You can see a black person. But now to get down to the nitty-gritty, it's getting' to be old and young - not the age, but the way of thinking. Old and new, actually... because there's so many even older people that took half their lives to reach a certain point that little kids understand now.”

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”