I don't really care what someone's background is; creativity can come from any background.

I'm not a religious person but I do like the idea of Sunday as a day set apart from the rest of the week. It's nice to have a period of reflection and have time to think about things.

The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.

Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old. Face it you are young.

I'm always amazed by people who blog all the time and tweet all the time, and still get things done. I don't know how they do it.

We've always been a bit out of touch with reality.

You don't often hear people say, 'Oh, since he's been taking them drugs, he's such a nice person! He's really come out of his shell, he's really nice, he's blossomed'.

I appreciate people who try and use language in an interesting way.

It's good that I managed to hoodwink so many people. I am actually not that nice a person.

Part of why I started a band was due to feelings of shyness and social ineptitude. I saw it as some way of being able to interact with people from a safe distance.

The best thing you can give someone is the freedom to make their own mind up - and then, if it's not working out 5 years later, you can give your opinion.

Limitations and Disbelief are the Worst Rules That Create The Prison of The Mind. Be Limitless

The only happy people I know are the ones who are working well at something they consider important.

I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies.

I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary.

We love kitties, gawd bless their little whiskers, and we don't give a damn whether they or we are superior or inferior! They're confounded pretty, and that's all we know and all we need to know!

My history teacher was so old, he taught from memory.

Life is about enjoying your success!! Success is nothing but weaknesses turned inside out.

People that really know me will tell you that I am not a video vixen.

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away, history will teach us nothing.