My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt.

We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.

Love is a constant source of inspiration, surprise, and wonderment.

There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going.

All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not going to happen, and if you're successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.'

I think we should all live the moment. But you also have to think ahead. You have to think, 'Am I going to be happy with this five, ten years from now? Is it going to let me evolve and grow, or am I going to grow to one day wish I had never done it?' Sometimes you just have to think a little bit ahead.

If there's ever been a dark moment in my life... well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape.