My motivations are thinking I can write better songs, that the concerts can be better.

Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.

It was good, it was bad. But it was real, and that's all you have.

I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.

If permanent happiness comes with someone, Id leave everything.

We all feel love, and that might sound kind of corny, but I really feel that's what joins musicians together around the world.

I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically.

I'm a good person, but with many defects.

I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.

Would you dance, if I asked you to dance? Would you run, and never look back? Would you cry, if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul tonight?

The power of music in Spanish is so strong that I couldn't stay away from it any longer.

To every soul you encounter, be a mirror, which reflects only their beauty.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

The fact that a Republican is in the late Senator Kennedy's old seat probably must have him rolling in his grave, probably spilling his drink.

It's all going to be okay.

I really enjoy taking an outdoor shower.

I am not a person of nature. I love to think of myself as one, but I've never even gone camping.

It is the impulse of our century, with its nearly religious belief in magnitude, to fling an institution into every void.

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.

The more you practice what you know, the more shall you know what to practice.

[Americans know] the traditional values of Islam, devotion to faith and good works, to family and society, are in harmony with the best of American ideals.