It's all easier said than done, and it isn't even easy to say.

I do feel pretty lucky that I'm not so great at playing and singing, it forces me to make sure I've really got something worth presenting because I can't rely on any kind of virtuosity to dazzle people with.

It's all easier said than done, and it isn't even easy to say.

Unfortunately most easily-digested entertainment has as much actual content as a Spongebob Squarepants episode, so the trick is to try to fit actual nourishing content into enjoyable entertainment.

A great artist can change society because of the entertaining and mesmerizing quality of his or her art.

I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that.

Everybody has a direct view of the person "behind" the art, so there is going to be a certain amount of awareness of who is making songs. But I like paintings where you can see the brush-strokes.