I believe in freedom Freedom's apparently all I need But who's ever been free in this world? Who has never had to bleed in this world?

Once illness strikes, you realize there's not a lot of time for you to do what you really need to do. And there's no time like the present.

I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.

I find so many songwriters today are missing an element ... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the other way around.

I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty.

I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were very successful in many ways, but they weren't necessarily top of the charts. We were never wealthy because of music. We always had to work and we always had to struggle a little bit, and I think at the end of the day that's been very good for me, because I have a sense of it being very ephemeral.

There is this church that I go to a lot in New York. I'm not religious but I love lighting candles and stuff. I find it useful.