Ethiopia didn't just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man handed me his baby and said, 'Would you take my son with you?' He knew, in Ireland, that his son would live, and that in Ethiopia, his son would die.

What really turns me on about technology is not just the ability to get more songs on MP3 players. The revolution - this revolution - is much bigger than that. I hope, I believe. What turns me on about the digital age, what excites me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing.

There was a moment when Prince did rock & roll with a sponge-y seductive sound. I think that's what was in our head for 'Get On Your Boots.' But actually, the song is much more punk rock.

It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.

Feelings are much stronger than thoughts. We are all led by instinct, and our intellect catches up later

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

There's no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.