As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.

Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it.

I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.

Rock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to.

Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush.

I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes.

It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child.