Some genres I'm not a huge fan of but there are always exceptions that break the rules. There are always a few people doing it in a way weird enough to grab my attention.

I've got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I've taken better care of my illness.

Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.

I love you is eight letters...then again, so is bullshit.

I have a big heart and a small brain.

Music is my God, and it is the only love that has never left me.

Women are always beautiful.

I've got loads of ideas. I just have no idea what to do with those ideas

Let's put it this way: the glass is half-empty, but the fact is, I can always get another drink

Falling in love is the best way to kill your heart because then it's not yours anymore. It's laid in a coffin, waiting to be cremated.

Every girl has something beautiful in her soul. It doesn't matter if she's fat or thin. That has nothing to do with her personality.

You could pay for power, but would never buy dignity.

The ninth gift is Reverence. May you appreciate the wonder that you are and the miracle of all creation.

In poetry you must love the words the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all.

I think thats what all New Zealanders who are fair-minded want - a good chance for everybody to get ahead, whether its education or housing.

How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.

An extraordinary set of reminiscences, beautifully put together by an extremely sensitive, even gifted interviewer. It is a jewel.

As many as half of Ethiopias girls become wives before becoming adults. But Ethiopia is also a place where lasting solutions to child marriage are starting to make a difference.

I think the house call is one of the ways I get an insight into the ways in which people live and the importance of environment in keeping people healthy.

When you get real old, honey, you realize there are certain things that just don't matter anymore. You lay it all on the table. There's a saying, 'Only little children and old folks tell the truth.'