I had a long talk with Bruce Springsteen on a rooftop during the Vote for Change tour (in 2004). And it boiled down to this: That guy you used to be, he’s still in the car. He’ll always be in the car. Just don’t let him drive. He might be shouting out directions. But whatever you do, don’t let him get behind the wheel.

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I wish I was the verb 'to trust' and never let you down.

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Society, you're a crazy breed.

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I don't want to think I want to feel!

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I would do anything to be around music. You don't even have to pay me.

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I knew all the rules but the rules did not know me.

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You have to be able to grow and move with the organism that is the music industry. You need to maintain flexibility. Ownership of your own stuff is key and then you're able to dictate on a present-terms basis what would be the most effective way to protect yourself and what you've created. You also don't want to lock yourself into a situation where a major label owns part of your touring and merchandise.

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I get really worried, like if they say, 'Take vocal lessons,' or something because it's kind of like I used to really love to draw when I was a kid and then I took like an art class - because everyone said, 'Oh, you're so good, you should take a class and maybe you can be really good,' and then I went to the class and then they showed me how to use a ruler and perspective and all this stuff and it totally made me not want to do it at all.

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Music saved me; I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto.

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I know I was born and I know that I'll die... The in between is mine. I Am Mine

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