A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

I feel like I'm only in the beginning of my career. I've only made five albums. It's not a lot.

Let's look at human interactions. I really believe that there is a way for us to settle disputes nonviolently, using our minds, using all of that was given to us.

I've lived my life dealing with everybody. And that's how it's always been for me.

It's like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music.

I never sit down to write. When I'm moved, I do it. I just wait for it to come. You just hear it. I can't really describe writing. It's in my head. I don't think about the styles. I write whatever comes out and I use whatever kind of instrumentation works for those songs...A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really. A lot of people pretty much only listen to the chorus.

I don't go to church so much, the way my life is, but it's in me every day.