You don't want to disappoint. Especially someone like me who's been out of music for years and hasn't had an album in like, four years.

Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.

I lay puzzle as I backtrack to earlier times, Nothing's equivalent to the New York state of mind

I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Keep pushing because the change of guards is what life's all about. [...] You've always got to stick with whatever you're into because you're day is going to come. You're day is destined. If you walk away from that, whether it be from fear or whether you're just giving up. [...] The greatest sin is fear and giving up.

You can't please everybody. You['d] be crazy if you're trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.

Let the music diffuse all the tension.