The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.

I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three places.

Love is a state that I would like to exist in continuously.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

I can control the weather with my moods. I just can’t control my moods.

Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.

It's a wonderful life if you can find it.

He who seeks, finds, and who knocks, will be let in.

All of our days are numbered. We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all, because the worth of an idea never becomes apparent until you do it.

But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .

The artistic process seems to be mythologized quite a lot into something far greater than it actually is. It is just hard labor.

Create your own path.

I still get really nervous, though, before each performance. It kind of hits about 15 minutes before we go onstage - sometimes I don't even want to go on. But once I'm onstage I'm fine

The elite media has been caught in so many lies because of false statements that its whole reputation has eroded, their circulation is down, and their profits are down

There's nothing like space and the ability to make unlimited amounts of noise at any time, especially in San Francisco.

Usually, it is man who attacks; as for me, I defend myself, and I often capitulate.

To get from people you had to give a piece of yourself, a real piece that mattered. Just being nice was not enough.

I take it that our state, having been founded and built up on the right lines, is good in the complete sense of the word.

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

The ultimate Path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing.

We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching Radio Democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now beginning to take place in Nigeria.