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 sang in choir as a kid.

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

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

I've changed the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have fallen into that trap before.

There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.

You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion.