Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music.

We only have X amount of days and time on this planet - how am I going to spend that time? The way that I want to spend it is caring about the people that I love the most, and fighting to make the world a more livable place for everybody.

It ain't about who ya love, it's all about do ya love.

Don't settle for something that's not great. Don't feel like having a relationship that is not serving your needs is more important than having a relationship with yourself.

Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity.

Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.

Music and yoga have a great synergy.