I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.

Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.

I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.

I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People's interest and understanding, it changes all the time.

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth.

I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn't go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!

I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.