Kind of the critical acclaim of this movie [La La Land] is that it's striking a chord with the public in a way that has been really beautiful and powerful.

Music business is hard. It's very difficult. And it's not for everyone. Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin.

We should care about what is going on in the world.

I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don't make any specific efforts to make it that way.

Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin, because you got to persevere despite the fact that people tell you you shouldn't do this or you shouldn't do that or you're not good enough or your style's too different. I've heard all of that stuff.

The weirdest thing about Hillary Clinton's email 'scandal' is finding out some of our senators still don't use email.

As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth.