I once asked a studio guy in Toronto, "How many people don't use auto tune?" and he said, "You and Nelly Furtado are the only two people who've never used it in here." Even though I'm not into Nelly Furtado, it kind of made me respect her. It's cool that she has some integrity.

Every band wants to go believe me, not everybody makes it, but they want to.

Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock.

All I want to do is sing on other people's records.

I grew up with lots of animals and I related more to them than I did to people. I feel a lot of empathy for them.

I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm, kind of like a Faustian thing, I think...

If I could ever be on a Missy Elliott record, I could then die. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige - I love hearing them interviewed, I love the way they talk about their art. They're very self-assured, they're funny, they're inviting. I love it.