I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.

I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.

I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.

I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.

If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.

I need my career. That's what validates me.

If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.