There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.

You can always tell when the groove is working or not.

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

I've grown up, everyone's got to grow up. But there's something inside me, I'm always going to have that little sort of, how do you say, child streak.

I try not to repeat myself. It's the hardest thing in the world to do -- there are only so many notes one human being can master. .

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.