I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live.

The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.

Night has brought to those who sleep, only dreams they can not keep.

My mouth is a womb. My teeth are my children. My tongue is their babysitter.

As with anything creative, change is inevitable.

Fame and success are very different things.

You know love is everything you say A whisper, a word Promises you give You feel it in the heartbeat of the day You know this is the way love is

My first language is Gaelic.

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.

The moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion, but without ever knowing.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

The products your life must have could be in the form books you have written from the values you have added to yourself.

The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude.

The Number One Rule of Working Is: DO THE BEST WORK YOU CAN. Why do anything but your best? What's the point?

Being yourself is fun because you're one of a kind and no one else can be you.

I move between San Francisco and Paris... I have a wonderful beach house in California.

I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D.

I mean, women are very important to me. I don't know, they just drive me crazy.

My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel.