It's hard these days to have a conversation, at least it is for me, about [Truman]Capote without "Good Night, and Good Luck" coming up in the same conversation.

I love my cross-sectioned, cross-cultural audience. Some of them are doing better than the average guy, but my audience has always been people who are struggling to stay in the middle class.

Troubled times do call for troubled songs, songs that unsettle our souls and our spirits unapologetically.

The City of Angels is a microcosm of the world, and so living in L.A. makes me feel like a citizen of the world.

The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.

What determines your altitude in life is your attitude.

Be careful about gossiping because loose lips really do sink ships. Now that I'm in the broadcast business, and people talk about me, I know what it feels like to be the victim of gossip.