I didn't have any great job prospects.

I think I have to work to write a happy song. I write them carefully; they're simple and they're about when it's fun to walk down the street. You know? Because that's the best thing about when you're happy. It's just one little thing that makes you happy, and you're making friends. The kind of thing I can do is capture this moment.

I was raised by a strong mother and I never felt like I had to be a role, you know, I was just me, who I am.

As a musician, I've accomplished what I hoped to accomplish.

In my opinion, the Republican Party is the last on the list to care about the needs of old people and children and poor people.

When I was single my career was my life, so everything I did was of grave importance and was greatly disturbing.

I get weary of reading about rebirths because we're all growing all the time and it diminishes the life you've lived if you say 'I'm a new person.