I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.

I do believe that I deserve what I have. I don't think I'm entitled to it. That's a big difference.

I think the first thing that you need to detach yourself from is numbers, because music has now splintered off into so many different forms of media, MTV doesn't play videos, the radio is now competing with the Internet.

Markets are conversations.

I spend most of my life naked. In fact, I often have to be told by the people around me that it's inappropriate to be as naked as I am.

It is dangerous to exist in the world. To exist is to be threatened. We must live with threats.

I don’t think any relationship responds well to pressure.