I prefer just being with people I like. That's my way of celebrating.

I appreciate all my fans, on all occasions, everyday of my life. Its your presence & your loyalty that has given me great strength

You know, let's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn't be a person left in town.

Because parents have power over children. They feel they have to do what their parents say. But the love of money is the root of all evil. And this is a sweet child. And to see him turn like this, this isn't him. This is not him.

I'm trying to imitate Jesus in the fact that he said to be like children, to love children, to be as pure as children and to make yourself as innocent and to see the world through eyes of wonderment and the whole magical quality of it all.

When I was small I didn't really know what i was doing. I just sang and it came out sounding pretty good. I just do it and it happens.

People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.