What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent, and certainly not the president of the United States.

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's a work process. Or just improvise. Something will come.

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.