I think there are just as many assholes meeting the old-fashioned way as there are meeting in the new hookup culture.

People want to hear the dirt. But this is not really anything I want to talk about.

I like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people's hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I've really accomplished something.

There's a certain satisfaction in a little bit of pain.

People who listen to them properly don't underestimate them. Unfortunately, there's so much about my career and me that distracts people from the actual content of most of my songs.

In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we put out into the world is eternal.

It doesn't matter who you are, it's what you do that takes you far.