I don't think I'm romantic at all. I have a lot of faith in the right thing happening. I don't really hope for a lot of particulars, I just have faith that the right thing will happen most of the time.

Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field.

I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.

A heart that hurts is a heart that works.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

I wanted to be a writer. I still want to be a prose writer. I feel I am more temperamentally suited to that kind of life, although there are things I still want to do with music.