I loved Debussy, Stravinsky, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, anything with romantic melodies, especially the nocturnes. Nietzsche was a hero, especially with Thus Spoke Zarathustra. He gets a bad rap; hes very misunderstood. Hes a maker of individuals, and he was a teacher of teachers.

Some people are upset to see you doing ordinary things. Those people, if they were a celebrity, they would have an entourage.

Edith Piaf knocked my socks off when I was 8, but I didn't know what she was singing about.

When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws.

Lord, there's danger in this land, you get witch hunts and wars when church and state hold hands.

Van Gogh was impulsive.

Love is touching souls.