People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.

Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

Mix sheer hypocrisy with mediocrity, You play it safe every time.

God has more important things to worry about than who I sleep with.

I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response.

Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with him on was when he said that what I do, pop music, is a disposable art form.