It's a little hard to speak when you're not supposed to move.

Not many people care what you do. They care about what you do as much as you care about what they do. Think about it. Just exactly that much. You are not the center of the universe.

I always feel like if someone has stage fright, I really try and say, "Listen, these people want you to succeed, they want to have a good evening. They want to see something really great. They don't want to see something crappy. They don't. They want to be at something really special."

Books are the way the dead talk to the living.

I'm actually not someone who believes in heaven or anything like that.

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.

If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera?