At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

Songs are like ropes that you can kind of hang on to or pull yourself up on.

People who express suicidal feelings are least likely to act on them.

There's a weighing kind of overemphasis on sexuality, which disempowers music generally, because it silences all the other voices; it makes music a very powerless force for changing the world.

What I like about being a musician is that I find the thing soothing, but I also give the soothing to other people.

I had developed manic depression [bipolar disorder] ... and the main symptoms the constant voice in the head telling you to kill yourself.