I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.

I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.

I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.

I think Depeche Mode music somehow appeals to the oddball, to the person who is looking for something a little bit different.

I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that I come a little closer to that.

New York is a great place to feel inspired all the time.

Vocally, I really like going into the darker side of myself.

I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community.

Joy comes from places you least expect it. Its usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.

Really, what I'm always drawn to is the voice - PJ Harvey , Björk . If the voice interests me, then I'm interested to listen to what's happening.

I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I dont Twitter or anything.

If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you.

John Brown, raised by disciplinarians, became one himself.

All prosperity begins in the mind and is dependent only upon the full use of our creative imagination.

I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.

We don't need as much as we have. Hardly any of us need as much money as we have. It's true what they say about the best things in life being free.

What is not grasped has all the chances to become real.

Faith is the foundation of every virtue that strengthens marriage.

Any fiction should be a story. In any story there are three elements: persons, a situation, and the fact that in the end something has changed. If nothing has changed, it isn't a story.

How sad it is when someone comes to you looking for Jesus and all they see is you.

One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.