I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.

Once I've learned all those things and gotten through the hard times, I come out feeling really powerful.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

But do you ever think of me, when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies.

Expectations are an evil thing.

My mom always puts a grapefruit in my stocking. I like grapefruit, but why put it in a stocking like it's a gift? It's almost as bad as coal.

I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I'm sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there's a huge part of my personality that's really energetic, outgoing and goofy.

I write a lot about the past because I really see things clearly in hindsight.

Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me.

Honestly, I don't recommend anyone get into music. If you have something else that you're good at, do that instead. This is a really tough world to live in.

One of my biggest problems is I get bored too easily, and I like to experiment too much, to the point where I confuse myself and I confuse my fans.

The most complicated skill is to be simple.

We are here, not to be someone, but to live joyfully, blissfully and love everyone.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.

It amazes me that parents are allowed to raise kids. There's so much power and often very little accountability.

A laxity pervades the popular use of words.

I don't care what the critics say. My fabulous mom will give me a good review if nobody else does.

I'd rather have ten people that want God than 10,000 people who want to play church.

It was a very emotional dinner... Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive.

A man will work and slave in obscurity for ten years and then become famous in ten minutes.

Even from the first it is meek to seek the impossible.