I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food.

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'

Love, love will be my strongest weapon

The only thing to fear is fearlessness.

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.

Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.

Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around.

My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.

Anybody that walks can sing.

If we’re missing life it’s probably because we’re expecting it to reveal itself to us, rather than realizing that life is revealed by us looking for it.

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.

Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it.

A heap of epithets is poor praise: the praise lies in the facts, and in the way of telling them.

You don't get to pick who you are in this life, but you can decide what you become.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.

Any time anyone fires bullets in an action movie that don't hit the target it immediately undermines the movie.

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.