You can hate my band, I really don't care what your opinion is.

When KROQ played 'Name,' that was the turning point for us.

If people are spending money to hear us, they better go home happy.

I'm not trying to chase a radio hit, but at a certain time, you can't make the same album over and over.

As a society, when you have your mortality slapped in your face, it changes you.

I don't want people messing with my sound, my stuff.

I've written songs everywhere, and I think the place does matter.

Never in my life have I met bigger rockstars than Sugar Ray.

Having a collection of regrets when you hit your 40s is part of the deal.

We started the band when I was about 19 or 20. At that age, it would have been kind of hard to imagine a lot of the stuff that I've written. We were playing garage rock. I wanted to dash out three chords and scream. But if you do that for 20 years, what's the point?

I think people get a little resentful when they were there at the beginning, when they supported you when you played in front of nobody - which we still do. They get a little resentful when they have to share with new people. That's why I want to really look out for the people who've been with us from the beginning.

I hated high school.

We're living pretty interesting lives, we are traveling the world, we are going everywhere... it has been pretty cool! I'm so lucky to have been able to do all of that.

I think about my daughter when I'm doing stuff, and I want to see it through her eyes, and I want her to be proud of me, for what I do.

I don't want to raise someone who feels entitled.

In my family, my earliest memory of you get out of line is - BAM! It was a lot of corporal punishment. But you can't do that.

I had good parents, and even though they weren't around, they were always an influence on me.

Just call us the band that wouldn't die.

I like George Will, I don't agree with him particularly, but he's probably the smartest conservative out there.

I'm one of those guys who always has that kind of underlying anxiety kind of always creeping around in the background.

Every day somebody comes up to me and says, 'That song really helped me through a difficult time,' or 'That's me and my wife's song' or 'This song means something to me because of... ' It's humbling to hear that. You're something special in someone's life, even if it is for three minutes.

Everyone goes To L.A. to be noticed. I went there to be completely invisible.

I don't write a lot of fiction.

I feel a whole lot of gratitude for having hits.

I really love Death Cab.

A live show is something that can never ever be duplicated on a computer.

I'm a songwriter.

I love playing the songs that people love because it makes them happy.

We had always put ballads on all of our albums.

I'm one of these guys who always feel like the outsider, you know? I'm always longing to be part of something, you know?

I'm lucky I actually make a living making music.

Don't be afraid to play what you feel and what you think no matter what it is. If you play long enough, you start to move past your influences and find your own music.

John Shanks is probably the biggest workaholic I've ever met in my life.

I didn't think about having kids until like I was 48, 49 years old.

I don't think about the record, because winning games has to be our focus, and if we lost focus thinking about that record, I would really regret it. How will I feel later on? People tell me it will mean a lot after I retire, for the kids and me. But to me, it's just a stat. It's something people enjoy talking about. Me? I just enjoy playing.

The key word is 'control.' I have to get to the point where I can do it like Magic does. That means penetrating, scoring more, taking over on offense once in a while, increasing my range on the outside shot to open things up for the drive.

I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.

I don't care if people even discuss what I did. But if anyone is ever sitting around the kitchen table talking about my career, I hope they say they enjoyed watching me play. That's good enough.

I haven't played quarterback since eighth or ninth grade. I didn't see it get much attention when I completed a pass then.

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA.

I never felt I was better than anybody, but I always felt I could compete with anybody.

For me, the timing has been good, but I also feel very lucky to be playing in Utah. We have a good team with tremendous players who like to win.

When you're younger, you might make some shots you're not normally capable of, because you're more fluid, maybe stronger, maybe faster. As you get older, you learn not to take those crazy shots.

You thrive off everybody on your team. If one guy's playing well, that makes your job easier. If a guy's shooting well, it makes your job easier. If a guy's rebounding well, it makes your job easier.

You can't afford to hop around and act like a kid when you have to get back on defense and worry about the other parts of the game. But at the end, when the buzzer sounds, you have the luxury of hopping around and looking foolish for a while.

I'm a bartender's son. Some things you never forget.

I was always the kid dribbling the ball on the sidelines, hoping someone would pick me. I'd go with my older brother to the gym or park, and when I went out there, I'd pass the ball so I could get picked again.

I just play. I'm not one to think about it. If I get one assist and we win, that's great. Otherwise, I could care less.

Once I came to Salt Lake City, I didn't want to go anywhere else. It was home sweet home for me.

I think there are a lot of ways to play the PG position. Scoring first is a way that works for them and their teams. I personally like to watch PGs that like to work for others.