It doesn't take long to sum up the major theses of most popular music: he loves me; he left me; I need him; I needed him, but now I need his best friend. Rather limited scope.

Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading.

People love to hear the mistakes you've made.

All my life I have gone out on a limb, but I have turned the limb into a bridge, and there is cool, clear water flowing under.

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.

Something happens to me when I witness someone's courage. They may not know I'm watching and I might not let them know. But something happens to me that will last me for a lifetime. To fill me when I'm empty, and rock me when I'm low.

Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic.