Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity.

I'm a piano player. I never thought of myself as a singer, at all. I was always trying to sound like somebody else. I don't like my own voice, I like Ray Charles, Robert Plant, I like Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, people that have an edge in their voice.

I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.

There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.