I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels.

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that has clarity and means something to somebody else, then it can apply to their story.

To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and at times it's big and at times it's small, but that's beyond my control.

If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and I'd learn how they laugh.

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

I never thought getting older would be so great. But when it comes to depression, I have experienced less the older I've gotten.