I write to be truthful in my songs, which is why I wrote what's painfully truthful about my life in my autobiography.

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.

I think good art does come from a dark place.

My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.

Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens.

I don't think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.

As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around.

If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer.

Every step was a victory. He had to remember that.

As you ride in a steeplechase, and you're on the horse, going quite fast, you think, 'That's quite a big fence...' But trust the horse, and don't give him any reason to doubt you.

You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.

My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day.

The little boy inside of all us men always loves something video game related.

There's two things you need to know. One, that you won't quit on yourself, and two, that I've done the work.

I think that age is irrelevant. We're all pretty much spiritual beings - I consider myself to be about eighty-five. I feel like I'm ancient, like two thousand years old.

Nothing is permanent about our behavior patterns except our belief that they are so.

I don't read. I don't like to read Harry Potter or anything like that. It's not my style.

In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player.