Everything looks better with my eyes closed.

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.

I think good art does come from a dark place.

My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.

Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens.

I don't think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.

As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around.

If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer.

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

Peron had a wise saying. In politics, you can recover from anything except looking like a fool.

The past is all we know of the future.

Two races we've lost which I'm genuinely upset about were India and Turkey.

When the praying does no good, insurance does help.

Don't remember me as too nice or beautiful or funny, because then you'll be disappointed.

Love has, at its best, made the inherent sadness of life bearable, and its beauty manifest.

I do love the prose poem because it's such a perverse and provocative little box - always asking to be questioned, never giving a straight or definitive answer.

We should distinguish between responsibility and guilt. Guilt only touches the ones who committed the crimes but the son of a criminal is not a criminal himself.

Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels.