We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. Does anybody remember laughter?

I'm not saving lives. I'm singing and I should go placidly and joyously through the whole thing and work hard and not take it for granted. It's great to have this gift.

The whole idea of music, from the beginning of time, was for people to be happy

I treat everywhere as being a center from which I can enjoy the surroundings. And so Austin is very stimulating. I'm familiar with a lot of very charming people who have brought a lot of color to my life and a lot of love.

There's no point stepping up to the golden platform if you're going to repeat yourself.

I absolutely adore and idolise women. All women. I think they are all amazing. The female musicians I've met have been far more inspiring than the male ones. Women tend to be much more creative and ambitious. I think I may have been a woman in a past life.

To rock isn't necessarily to cavort.