Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.

I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there

I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.

Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write.