Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad art.

You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust

I'm not one to call out an individual and say "I don't think that is honest." Who am I to know what is in their heart while they are singing it?

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

I don't want everybody to try to sound like something; I think that God has given us each unique talents and passions. The things that come out of me will be different than my neighbor, because I have a totally different set of relationships, totally different set influences and personality traits.

I've found that limitations can be an artist's best friend sometimes.

It's hard to make a living in music, so a lot of times in the arts it's safer to kind of fit into a box.