Culture changes, fashions change, customs change. Great music is immortal.

It's [music composition] the most effortless thing in the world because you don't do anything. I hate to say it like that, but it's the truth.

When you know something is wrong for you, you have to make difficult decisions and trust your instincts.

I love fairytales. I like fantasy a lot, science fiction, I like magic. I like to create magic. I love magic.

Anecdote: The extent of Michael Jackson's fame at its height, and his eagerness to exploit it is shown by an incident in 1984 when invited to a White House reception hosted by then President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Jackson had been assured that the only people there, besides the presidential couple, would be a few staff members' children. Aghast to find around 75 adults and no children, Jackson locked himself in an upstairs bathroom, refusing to emerge until assured that all non-essential adults had been replaced by a number of children.

When you want to be close to me, listen to the music. The love is stored there and will not die.

With my music, with what I do, I would like to bring a light into the world.