Fame is a curse... it was the worst phase of my life, which I thank God I'll never have to go through again.

I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker.

Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire.

I understand that we are actually complicated people but we are also dreadfully simple.

I don't believe in any kind of artistic snobbery or musical snobbery. You know, to me, the sexiest and the most spiritual words ever uttered in rock and roll are wop babaloo balop bam boom.

Maybe it was mean, but I really don't think so. You asked for the truth and I told you.

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's kind of a calling in Irish voices when they're singing in their Irish accent.

When I kissed you, you didn't mind. I thought I tasted of too many cigarettes, but you tasted like wine.

I always listen to you. Except when I don't.

Your level of self-confidence in life is determined by the whole quality of your life”.

A woman is a deep Ditch, said he, her House inclines to Death and her Paths unto the Devil

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves.

I'm on a shoppin spree to get whatever is in store

Conscience is the anticipation of the fellow who awaits you if and when you come home.

Ooh baby, I like it raw!

To return to awareness is to notice this new world with baby-eyes, and to appreciate her strangeness.

My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers.

Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize.