There’s nothing better than going out there and performing and making that connection with audiences. Even after all this time I get the biggest buzz from that.

Honestly, if I was looking at myself and I cheated, then I’d just think, ‘Wow, how disappointing, I actually thought you were better than that.’ It’s about me and about the kind of man I want to be.

We want to be in a situation under maximum pressure, maximum intensity, and maximum danger. When it’s shared with others, it provides a bond which is stronger than any tie that can exist.

In a world full of people, only some want to fly. Isn’t that crazy?

We’re never gonna survive unless we go a little crazy.

You don't have to be singing specifically about things that are going on in your life, but because of the nature of music, because it is this incredibly emotional phenomenon, everything that you are feeling or experiencing is relayed in the music you put out.

In a world full of people, only some want to fly. Isn't that crazy?

Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards.

We're never gonna survive unless we go a little crazy.

My theory is that humans aren't really bad; we all do bad things, but being bad is not our natural state. You're acting out of fear, lack of understanding, compassion, but essentially communication. Human beings are made of love, an overwhelming desire to love. When we communicate, we exist in our natural state.