Be Yourself Is All That You Can

'the Beatles' Did Whatever They Wanted. They Were A Collection Of Influences Adapted To Songs They Wanted To Write. George Harrison Was Instrumental In Bringing In Indian Music. Paul Mccartney Was A Huge Little Richard Fan. John Lennon Was Into Minimalist Aggressive Rock.

I Used To Work In Jobs I Hated Because I Needed The Money To Buy A Guitar. I Know What It Feels Like To Be Depressed. On The Other Hand, I Also Know What It Feels Like To Have Money, To Be Successful, To Be Independent, But I Can Tell You That Money And Success Never Solve Your Problems.

If You Sold A Million Records, The Only Way You Could Be Disappointed Is If The Guy Down The Street Sold Seven Million. But You've Got To Start Dodging Bullets Once You've Sold That Many Records, Because Everybody Wants To Kill You. We're Not In That Position. We Can Still Be Very Successful And Not Have To Worry About Wearing Bulletproof Vests.

I Can Go From One Extreme To Another, From Playing At The Sydney Opera House On The Songbook Tour To Shows With Soundgarden At Voodoo Fest, All In A Week.

The Freedom I Have As A U.s. Citizen Is Unparalleled. Despite The Fact People May Not Like American Passports, Having That Passport Affords Me More Freedoms Than Any Other Passport Could.