You make kingdoms and castles on your own.

I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.

I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle.

My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.

Sex is funny and love is serious.

I like people who have a pulse and aren't afraid to show it.

It's important to face down your demons.

What we value about music and literature are the moments that they create in our minds when we encounter them.

A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy.

Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.

Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.

I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.

I find pleasure in things that are simple.

I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears.

I think if it's not monumental, there's no point.

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.

I was not someone who participated in other people's castles.

I've always identified with the misfits.