This stuff [marijuana] keeps me sane and happy. I'd say it's a great drug - but obviously it's not very healthy.

I probably owe an apology to fans that have been supportive and have not wanted to believe any of this was true. It takes a little bit of the sheen off of the mystique.

I hope it really comes off. It would make my dad really proud." (about the song for the coming 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece)

[My father] was more than apprehensive. He didn't think I stood a chance in hell. He had no confidence in me whatsoever and was convinced that I was going to be coming to him for money when I was 40. We argued about it constantly.

I don't like having my picture taken and I don't like looking at myself because I don't particularly like what I see.

I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me.

I seem to think that anything worth having in life has to be painful to attain.