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It's insane that there are actually people listening to my music all over the world, which is amazing.
We actually have some pretty good songs. But if they come out too serious, then we have to scrap them.
Look deep inside, and when you locate the sadness, give it a vacation, and focus on the simple things.
By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
It's easier to write about a celebrity, a personality, than it is to dig in and write about the music.
The only way I've been able to keep my sanity is to pull back when I feel like it's time to pull back.
The Auteurs have become Luke Haines. I ate their bodies, spat out the pips, and sucked up their souls.
No. 1 records are fine, but in 2016, they just don't mean as much any more - the currency has changed.
Art school had taught me it was far better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success.
Finding someone who's willing to drown with you creates a situation where you no longer want to drown.
Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.
I've been able to watch and to weather a lot of different periods in entertainment, politics and life.
There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say.
Art is the free expression of the artist and they tried to stop us from expressing ourselves, our art.
I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.
I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities.
Personally Im very happy to be behind the scenes. I like collaboration, I like working with directors.
As far as people saying, 'Do you miss Van Halen?' or any of that kind of stuff, I've totally moved on.
I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.
It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have.
I never play as well without these guys; the best I have ever been creatively has been with Pearl Jam.
Me and Don Henley are fast acquaintances now, or something. He actually got on stage and sang with me.
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... prejudice, fear and ignorance walk hand-in-hand.
I still totally believe in individual rights and individual responsibility and in choosing to do good.
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold a new reality closer to the heart.
From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
I still feel very much an imposter in the whole music scene, which I'm quite happy about to be honest.
Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.
We now have the sweetest, kindest and most generous fans from far away places - it’s a real privilege.
What's the best angle to cut someone's throat? Well, usually from behind. That's usually how it works.
I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.
Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record.
Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better.
To be honest, I don't really like arenas. It's not easy to make the sound good, or to perform in them.
Jeffrey Lewis sings as though absurdity were truth, and truth absurdity. And I think I agree with him.
Alas, it looks like those unsubstantiated rumours about me are about to come true after all this time.
I'm trying to do it honestly and genuinely; if some of it's not working to your taste, what can I say?
I do have a spongelike ear or mentality or whatever you call it, but it's probably a bit subconscious.
Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won't come undone.
The leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind. And they crumble in your hand.
I wanted to find a cave and hang out there for the rest of my life and be a cave painter and eat dirt.
I was petrified about 'I'm in You.' I couldn't wait to get it done to know whether it was good or not.
I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class.
I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets.
[I] try to do both because the writing for me, to be a new artist, the writing is gonna pay the bills.
To me, the movie is more funny if, at the same time, you can think a little bit or dream a little bit.
The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer.
I am the image maker, I am the magic maker, I can turn the most ordinary man in the world into a star.
I used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.'