Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.

You are only as big as your experiences.

I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that's already been walked on.

When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.

I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.

But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.