Shakira is a new friend, but I love her dearly already. She's so sweet and adorable and hilarious.

I don't know if it's possible to live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and still be romantic.

She's the coolest person in the world...I don't date what the person does...You know what I mean? I could have been a zitty teenager and walked into a Tower Records, and we would have talked about Pearl Jam, and we would have fallen in love when we were 15. And that's when you know. It's like, oh, my God, game over.... Listen, there are a lot of women in this country, in many countries, who date men for their money. Okay? That's despicable. Right? That's not what we're talking about here. Whatever does it for you, man.

I'm intelligent enough to survive happily and be compassionate. If I were too smart, I would realize all the ills of the world.

Nothing wrong with making money.

It's much more interesting to embrace who you really are rather than waste energy pretending to be someone else.

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