I'm the depresso guy on holidays.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music.

I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belong.

If there is one thing that is constant in this world, it is the power of music.

Let me fall. Let me climb. There's a moment where fear and dream must collide.

When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'

Fly me up to where you are beyond the distant star. I wish upon tonight to see you smile, if only for a while to know you're there. A breath away's not far to where you are.

Music is what I always turn to when I'm feeling a certain way. It's my reason for everything.

I try to have a real close connection with my fans. That's extremely important. They are the ones that have been there from the beginning and proved everyone else wrong.

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal.

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.

I love Liverpool. The people are wonderful and I feel very much at home there.

Who wants a dream that's near-fetched?

Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.

A creative idea plus a fresh network is the best way to go from zero to millions.

Your work speaks for you. Your art defines you.

Studies of children in playgrounds with both green areas and manufactured play areas found that children engaged in more creative forms of play in the green areas.

I've always been relatively reserved with my social encounters.

I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation.

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.