Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

Love heats my blood, blood spins my head, and my head falls in love.

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money.

I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after.

Miles from nowhere. Guess I'll take my time.

Communal well-being is central to human life.