I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.

I love the universality of music and how it can viscerally connect people from culture to culture, regardless of anything. It kind of levels everything out and connects us. That universal sound thing is a big deal to me.

I think God is everything. Human beings created the punitive, vengeful deity who considers us to be innate sinners.

It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.

I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.

Some of the most beautiful things that have happened to me in my life have been things that I couldn't explain.

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.