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.

Well, a lot of successes come by mistake.

I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted.

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

The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.

Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.

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