And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.

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A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a...

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a...

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it...

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it...

I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of...

I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then...

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then...

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite...

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite...

Love travels, the miles, upon the wings of angels. Love finds you, I swear it's...

Love travels, the miles, upon the wings of angels. Love finds you, I swear it's...

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I...

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there...

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there...

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I...

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really...

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really...

So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...