I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.
I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.