People Have Allowed Me Into Their Homes,

All Artists Are Egotistical Maniacs With Inferiority Complexes.

When Your Past Calls, Don't Answer. It Has Nothing New To Say.

Believe Me, I Love Commerce As Much As The Rest Of The Readers Of 'businessweek.' But In Art, You Have To Be True To Yourself And Your Musical Vision. People Have Known Me Well For A Long Time, So If I Was Chasing A Trend And Doing Something That Wasn't Authentic To Who I Am, They Would Know It In Just A Few Seconds.

Traveling Did A Great Deal To Me. I Found That When I Travel And Just Sit In The Corner And Watch, A Million Ideas Come To Me.

I'm A Songwriter, And People Will Tell You The Greatest Stories About Their Lives, Whether You Want To Hear It Or Not.