"I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit."

"I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way."

"I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region."

"I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around."

"People are going deaf because music is played louder and louder, but because they're going deaf, it has to be played louder still."

"I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs."

"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined."