I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

With prayer of thanks, I wait in patient for God to act.

You need to kiss me. All night you slept cuddled into me. You can’t do that to a man without at least kissing him.

Just because you spent 4 years studying a subject doesn't mean you have to suffer the rest of your 40 years doing the same.

Although you feel tepid, approach with confidence, for the greater your infirmity the more you stand in need of a physician.

I've been obsessed with The Beatles since I was two.

No woman has ever shot her husband while he was doing the dishes.

It's insanity for a party that believes in freedom to allow some Republicans to seize an agenda that is totally alien to the agenda that was established in the election.

It's all about embracing your inner beauty and just living for yourself.

Everybody hurts sometimes Everybody cries

When the heart opens, we forget ourselves and the world pours in.