Cocaine made people deaf, it made people dead and it made people real obnoxious.

Ninety-nine percent of singing is listening and hearing, and so then 1 percent of it is singing.

In committing to artistic growth, you have to refine your skills to support your instincts.

I've got this weird body chemistry that I don't like to get high. I'm not going to say I never tried drugs. I tried most everything. I didn't try injectables. But I didn't like it.

People don't realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves....I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of this war. They don't know anything about the Iraqis, but they're angry and frustrated in their own lives. It's like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was bad and people felt kicked around. They looked for a scapegoat. Now we've got a new bunch of Hitlers.

I think there's just a lot of compassion in art. Again, when you're doing something that resonates with somebody else, you're going through an experience another person has had, whether it's been a painful experience or a joyous experience or a happy experience.

There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.