My state of being has been elevated, because I`ve been exercising, writing songs. I`m in a better frame of mind these days. It feels great -- it`s like I see some light. Things make sense to me again.

To be a great producer, music has to be a big part of your soul. And when it comes to making music, if I could invent a way to get it from my heart into yours, without doing all that hard work, I would be very happy.

The eternal now, right?

Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you`ll suck forever.

I get love from the audiences, I love that love they give me, you know the standing ovations. Makes you feel good, makes you feel good.

About a year ago I had what I consider a very religious experience. I took LSD, a full dose of LSD, and later, another time, I took a smaller dose. And I learned a lot of things, like patience, understanding. I can`t teach you or tell you what I learned from taking it, but I consider it a very religious experience.

You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road. The roots are deep inside us, it`s the rhythm in our soul.

For me, making music has always been a very spiritual thing, and I think anybody who produces records has to feel that, at least a little bit. Producing a record . . . the idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the studio . . . well, that gives me satisfaction like nothing else.

I`m blessed with everything. A world to which a man can cling. So happy at times that I break out in tears. But in the back of my mind I still have my fears.

"My mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn`t really understand too much of what that meant when I was just a boy. To think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death."

"For me, making music has always been a very spiritual thing, and I think anybody who produces records has to feel that, at least a little bit. Producing a record, the idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the studio, well that gives me satisfaction like nothing else."

"My new band is better then The Beach Boys".