One of the things that has changed my life - and this comes from someone who was highly self-critical and a type-A personality - is meditating. The simple act of making my brain shut off for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes at night may not seem like much, but what ends up happening, besides creating space in your day, is your awake posture begins to replicate your meditative posture.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

I want to collaborate with Amy [Winehouse] because she's really hot and cool right now. I know one song Rehab was very popular particularly because a lot of young people are in rehab as well. In fact I'm thinking about going. It looks like loads of fun and I know my career will benefit from it.

Watch our children while they kill each other with guns they bought at Wal-Mart.

The only person who can save you is you: That going to be the thing that informed the rest of my life.

There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.