I have to think that somewhere on some little island in the Pacific, there's someone's who's great, but I'm probably never going to hear him.

All the money in the world is spent on feeling good.

No second chances in the land of a thousand dances, the valley of ten million insanities.

Bad music can make you weak.

You have to be around people you trust; otherwise you can't do anything - you're afraid, you're paranoid, and you can't do any work.

Los Angeles is not Mexico City, but we have many fine nightclubs and restaurants here. It is enough. One must not aim too high.

You're not born with certain skills; you have to acquire them.

Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.

Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough.

I always think you should push your envelope every chance you get.

Musicians communicate in other ways. That's just something you rely on.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

Religion should lay more emphasis on our relationship with people

Time is a sort of river of passing events and strong is its current no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place and this too will be swept away.

It's nice to be short, because people expect less from you.

I do better singing female songs because my voice is so high-pitched.

Develop success from failures.

If it's broken, it can be fixed.

You should've just gotten a kids' meal.” Adrian told me, pointing to my half-eaten burger and fries. “You could've saved me a lot of money. And gotten a toy.

My mother was Irish and she was superstitious, if you'll forgive the tautology.

It's been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any recording under my own name. I never really intended to take that long of a hiatus.