You can't change people, but most importantly, unless you're their momma, you don't even know what's best for them.

It's impossible to just come up with one thing that I could say to the world. That's why I've spent my life in the pursuit of the opportunity to sing to it. Summing it up goes against what fuels me.

Sometimes seeming happy can be self-destructive even when you're sane.

There is a creator and a redeemer, and the purpose of it all is love.

I didn't get bullied any more than anybody else. I think I got bullied more for being poor than being gay. But no more than any other kid. And I'm sure that I did my fair share of picking on other kids, too. We're all humans.

I was born when I met you, now I'm dying to forget you

My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro.