Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is no need to worry about the snow. You will get plenty each year. If you live in California or Texas you needn't worry about rain because we won't receive any.

The secret of a successful art career is to make more art that folks think they need than pieces they just want. When a piece of art emotionally connects with a person the work becomes a need. You are then on your way to becoming successful.

I think the most important thing is to start with something that fits perfectly. Don't worry about having it in five colors.

My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.

The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any more.

I was in a Montessori school. There was a drum circle with all the kids passing around a little bongo drum. I was the last person in the circle, and when it got to me I played 'Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits' - in front of all the parents. Blew the crowd away at five years old.

As an artist, you take things from your environment, and there's going to be a style coming out of your environment.