I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it's done.
I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record.
What enables me to believe in anything is hope.