To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off - we do not have to stand for this.

In my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim

Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.

I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up the cracks.

Stop asking God to bless what you're doing. Find out what God's doing. It's already blessed.

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.