Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

If I never won a Grammy, I would be satisfied, if in fact I could help people. I don't say that because it sounds like something cool to say.

My concept of successful living is escaping the matrix.

We call ourselves creators and we just copy.

When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind.

I am no longer going to become a fictional character to please people. That's too much work.

I went to Jamaica for six months, and in Jamaica there was a lot of stillness.