People have to go through what they have to go through. I think in some cases you sort of bring things on yourself and that's what you want it to be than that's the way it is.

I've never been enamoured by the idea of being a celebrity.

Music is just such... it's not therapy, but it's a release, it's a joy, it's a pleasure. And it's a job - which is weird, because I don't think of it as a job.

When your world has shattered, ain't nothing else matters. It ain't over, it's only love and that's all.

There is little sense in attempting to change external conditions, you must first change inner beliefs, then outer conditions will change accordingly.

One day I'll wake up and I'll have 10 or 12 songs and think, 'Oh that sounds like it could be a record.

Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South Africa and the reason apartheid no longer exists there. The world will never forget his capacity for forgiveness and magnanimity. RIP