Going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.

I have ideas all of the time from the beginning, but they never really wind up turning out like I thought they would.

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.

No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.

I was thinking that people have to believe you're crazy in order to take you seriously as an artist.

What affected me the most about the Beatles was that they were the biggest band in the world and they could have done anything they wanted.

Even with artists I love, only about a third of their music is what really hits the sweet spot for me.