Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.

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.

The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.

I have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people.

All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

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 don't dwell in the past; I don't wallow in old events and emotions. I don't waste time on regret. No use going over and over the details of what already happened.