Joshua Radin Quotes & Sayings

I know that positive energy begets positive energy. I know that when I decide to see the good in something or someone, it's returned to me tenfold. — Joshua Radin

Love is everything. Without it, I have no use for this world. When I'm not in love with someone, I feel empty and I can't think about anything but trying to find that someone. — Joshua Radin

If there's something that I really need to say that I can't say by speaking to someone, I usually write it in a song or a letter to someone. — Joshua Radin

I like to express myself creatively and it doesn't matter the medium. Whatever medium I choose at that moment, whatever works the best. — Joshua Radin

I want my songs to be heard by everyone. I want [everyone] to treat people with compassion. I want them to realize that we are all so similar, but we focus so much on our differences. — Joshua Radin

I write my songs usually while I'm walking around. Or in a car. Or in a bus, a plane, something like that. I jot down lyrics wherever I am. Usually it's on a vomit bag on an airplane or something. I just look for a pen. — Joshua Radin

I usually can be more honest writing songs than actually talking to people. — Joshua Radin

We are all going through some sort of struggle, so I try to keep that in mind when someone makes me angry. I also know that being positive is a choice, and I try to make that choice every day. — Joshua Radin

We have to try to keep ourselves open, no matter how closed the world tries to make us sometimes. We are meant to go through this life with a partner, someone who picks us up when we're down. This life can be incredibly difficult, especially if we're alone. And if we can stay open and embrace our insecurities, our vulnerability, only then will we find the person with whom we are meant to travel through this life. — Joshua Radin