An artist is an artist because he is not happy with the world, so he creates his own existence.

Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

If even a small portion of the praise that is bestowed on Michael Jackson now in death was given to him last year, in life, he might well still be with us.

I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good at encouraging young, talented songwriters to come forward and get exposure, I think it's important to give tomorrow's songwriters the opportunity.

I love stuff like Mozart.

Losing people makes you realize you've got to grab life - not put things off.

It's hard for me to put on weight.