There was a lot of creative energy that I had, that I feel wasn't understood, and I think that whole world for me felt like another family, another place where I could feel heard.

I was sort of miserable and depressed. Music was my savior, but it was also the thing that I felt at times was breaking my heart.

I just think the fact that I was told not to be curious about the dark side, and it was such a religious-heavy upbringing made me interested in goth culture.

It's hard to explain. It probably sounds super silly, but I do have a lot of really weird dreams.

To write is to stand at the edge of a bottomless well, unafraid of falling in.

Advantages never comes free. You have to create it the way you want it!

In English, my name means hope. In Spanish, it means too many letters. It means sadness. It means waiting. It is like the number nine, a muddy color.

...many organizations don't realize that they have a much better option-they can tell their story directly to an interested market.

Worries find you easily enough without inviting them.

It is no exaggeration to say that Israeli policy in the occupied territories is not simply a matter of foreign policy - it is a matter for British domestic security policy too.

All art is communication of the artists' ideas, sounds, thoughts; without that no one will support the artist.

You create opportunities by performing, not complaining

Nothing looks more foolish than tradition to those who have none.

If somebody wanted to go and find songs of mine to fill an iPod, that aren't on any records. They could probably find dozens of songs besides the ones that are on records.