I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

Strangely, I feel that I become increasingly reclusive in my normal life and more open and candid in my music.

I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes?

I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.

Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich.

I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write.

When you're not part of a club, you have to find another way of surviving.

The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.

I say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record.

You can only get over your fears if you attack them head on.

The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible.

If someone tries to use you as a tool, you shouldn't mind it, because it is their choice and folly, not yours.

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

He didn't seem to realize that three excuses was as good as no excuse.

I write probably 80 percent of my stuff over the winter.

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.

But Hey, Guess What Crazy means I'm not liable for my actions. So screw it, I'll go home, propped up on Prozac against distractions

But the first thing that we have to do is to say, “I walk towards the tunnel, and I’m on my own, and I’m not afraid. And I have no regrets.

You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.

The big secret is the ability to stay in the room.

Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.