I think my style as far as vocal delivery and even down to the pronunciation of certain words is so deliberate.

I think I'll always make music that sounds different from what is current, but I doubt that it'll sound consistently the same as what I've been doing.

I'm not here to write a song for you, I'm here to help you write a song for yourself.

PERSONAL IMPORTANCE or taking things personally, is an expression of SELFISHNESS because we make the assumption that everything is about ME!! NOTHING PEOPLE DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU!! IT'S BECAUSE OF THEMSELVES!!

I would say that the most complex style of singing comes from India. Real, classical Indian music produces probably the best technical and natural singers in the world, just because the patterns and the inflection are so complex in how the style moves and what it requires vocally. I think the best classical singers come from India.

I think in a world where everyone wants to categorize and compartmentalize and rationalize, it's OK to be different.

For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.