I'm always tryin' to do something new, tryin' to look like a beginner.

My favorite period is when we lived in the land of the three-minute song. The Motown thing - I thought they were genius in knowing that's as much as a listener can take.

It's funny, I think after you are a star like Sting and you no longer think you need any guidance or aid - it would be great to see those stars work with other songwriters.

I tried to be as positive as possible, because I have the same birthday as Michael Jackson. He is my cosmic brother. I love him.

Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down.

There's no hierarchy in suffering. I think songs that are transcendent are the ones where everyone can feel something from it, you know?

You make a choice to make music or be an actor, and people automatically think they can have access to your life.