“I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where ...” — Randy Pausch Quote

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it's not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it is the things we do not.

There's an academic tradition called the 'Last Lecture.' Hypothetically, if you knew you were going to die and you had one last lecture, what would you say to your students? Well, for me, there's an elephant in the room. And the elephant in the room, for me, it wasn't hypothetical.

I've said my piece. My time now is entirely focused on family.

Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today.

For me, I am really interested in how I can stretch myself to produce things. If, in the process, others take note and recognise that, then wonderful.

Spend time in your head and figure yourself out. Start taking note of all the things you do that you don't like, and then you're more conscious of it, and you learn.

Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.

It's always hard for me to put the pieces together when listening to a finished album that I was a part of writing and playing. There are so many memories wrapped up in each note and each song that it's hard not to constantly flash back to what made that musical event happen while listening.