Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it takes to change these people's lives fundamentally in sustainable ways.

I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.

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

My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.

If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the way you want it to.

My mother, I want her to like my music, but she's not exactly my target audience. So I care more about the fans in general, just making sure they enjoy what I do.

I've written good love songs when I have been in love and I've written good love songs when I haven't.