My main hope for my children would be that whatever profession or calling they choose in life, that they pursue it with passion.

Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover.

Nationalism is cured by traveling.

It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine.

The first years of a child's life are too important for a child's future - their development, earnings, behavior, and health - for anyone to ignore.

I'm proud that I've been able to work with other artists to make sure that the smallest voices - the voices of our children - have a chance to be heard. Artists can reach, inspire, and motivate young people and leaders in a powerful way.

You collect impressions from people, from life, from your own daydreams.