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" When some people get angry, they turn into victims, but when I get angry, I turn to action. "

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" I have my dark side like anybody, you know, depression, anxiety... and I write about gritty, real-life stuff. "

" As a songwriter, I do kind of look at 'Santa Monica' as a thing outside of itself, because it isn't just my song. This is a song a lot of people tell me is a part of their high school or college years. That means a lot to me. "

" I'm constantly working, even when I'm at home. "

" That's what I think our jobs as parents are, to educate as much as possible... I tell them to follow their bliss. The people who follow their bliss in this world tend to be the more happier people. "

" Being a child that grew up with a single mom back in the '70s, Father's Day to me was always a very uncomfortable time. At school, we would make Father's Day cards for our dads, and I usually mailed one to my dad, and he hardly ever responded. "

" I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I write in the first person. "

" I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A. "

" I like older people; I think older people have a lot of flavor. "

" I don't talk about my past; people ask me about it. I've done things I'm ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I've done that I regret, I've never done twice. I work really hard at that. "

" My frustration has always been that I'm a Christian, but I don't buy into, never have bought into, the belief that Jesus and God are these men who just dictate that this is how you have to live your life or you are going to burn in hell. "

" Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love. "

" I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process. "

" I saw Cheap Trick play 'In Color,' and it was awesome. "

" I'm a 50-year-old guy making music for over 20 years. I've been writing songs since I was 20, so it's really been 30 years, and it's always been personal, but I've always told stories. "

" I love Australia! I got a boot thrown at me there. "

" I do like my sugar at night, but I try to keep it to a minimum. "

" I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think. "

" One of the things about being a boy, especially growing up without a father, is you really don't have that role model to teach you how to do things. "

" Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness. "

" Call me, and I'd do anything for the Democratic Party. "

" I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish. "

" I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup. "

" I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films. "