To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return.

I feel like I've survived so much, and been through so much. And sometimes I miss the innocence of those times. Life was different. New York was different. The music business was different. I miss the simplicity of it, the naivete of everyone around me.

I don't know what our government does except put us into debt and blow up other countries.

I pay attention to what's going on around me. I'm always looking for new energy, new talent, new voices. When you do that I think it's easier to come up with fresh ideas. It's not that my career has been based on surprising people, but it's been about challenging myself - to constantly do new things that are going to broaden my own mind and in the process, hopefully, connect with other people.

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.

I'm angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.

I refuse to live a conventional life.