My love of R&B and hip-hop has influenced my life not even as a musician, but generally in terms of growing up and looking to America as an inspiration.

Sometimes my hands they don’t feel like my own; I need someone to love, I need someone to hold.

I have some vivid memories of walking around as a child with a cassette tape.

I like what I like, I don't like what I don't like, and I'm very bad at toning myself down.

I never was the front man in any bands I played in when I was in college, and I always learned music by myself at home.

You get one chance to make an impression and coasting through is a disservice.

I didn't start playing music really until I was 18/19, so it was a relatively new thing. I didn't play much music in school.

I'm very ambitious, musically - I want to create great things, not mediocre work.

I want to talk about things that are tangible and real to me, but I also want to do them in a way that's poetic and artistic.

With music, it feels natural that, in my head, I can pull things apart and then put them back together very quickly.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

This revolution will be noted. It will be successful and above all, it will be in words.

Tales of triumph are my favourite.

One of the greatest lesson is humility. Humility is like oxygen to the soul. You won’t get too far without it!

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

What makes everything one is the style.

Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people's faces.

Being a lazy parent and letting your kid watch stuff that's not appropriate for their age is one of the bigger mistakes you can make.

If sisters were free to express how they really feel, parents would hear this: "Give me all the attention and all the toys and send Rebecca to live with Grandma."

Ayurvedic medicine is ancient, and its resurgence is necessary because we do need the proper balance in our medical approach.

Kill Rock Stars allowed me to put out a real genuine rock 'n' roll record.