My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.

People don't always have the vision, and the secret for the person with the vision is to stand up. It takes a lot of courage.

When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?

People say I look younger than the music I'm doing just because the songs are older. Hopefully I can keep my youthful look!

I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.

My friend was on dialysis for six years before he got a new kidney. I was on dialysis for eight months. I'm almost not even the typical person who has kidney failure.

I was pretty bad. When I first was diagnosed with kidney failure, my function - the function of my kidney was less than 8 percent.

The medication I had to take was a form of chemotherapy. You feel like death every day. No appetite. No energy. But the treatment worked. It cured my liver 80 per cent but compromised my kidneys.

I have been on dialysis in Istanbul, Milan, Indonesia, Manila, London. It's - it's amazing.

It's important to wallow and grieve when you have a health issue. I don't think you really get the best stuff out of life until you've had the worst stuff.

I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage.

The soul may ask God for anything, and never fail.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

By the power of three times three!” exclaimed Gillian. “You could qualify as your own continent, man!

Accept who you are

I'm a crumbled up piece of paper lying here, 'cause I remember it all too well

I am never without my lyric book. If anything inspirational happens, I have it there so nothing's forgotten.

Nothing in life that’s worth anything is easy.

My manager said the next best inspiration to heartbreak is travel, and it's true.

I hate acting classes. I did a few, but I've always hated acting classes. I prefer to just watch a movie or watch TV and take it from there.

Being optimistic is like a muscle that gets stronger with use. Makes it easier when the tough times arrive. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel.