Love is one of my main inspirations.

Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.

It was good, it was bad. But it was real, and that's all you have.

I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.

If permanent happiness comes with someone, Id leave everything.

We all feel love, and that might sound kind of corny, but I really feel that's what joins musicians together around the world.

I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically.

I'm a good person, but with many defects.

I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.

Would you dance, if I asked you to dance? Would you run, and never look back? Would you cry, if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul tonight?

The power of music in Spanish is so strong that I couldn't stay away from it any longer.

I'm a father that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.

Acceptance is a small quiet room.

People say I've got a bad reputation. I think I've got the best reputation in the building.

The gardener knows how to turn garbage into compost. Therefore our anger, sadness, and fear is the best compost for our compassion.

I did it once in high school - I was Sandy in Grease - and I decided then that I would never do it again. I've felt that way for years, and that's no bullshit.

If you are not offending people, then you are not an evangelist.

The tobacco companies knew quite early on the addictive nature of their product.

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while.

The changing nature of money is only one facet of the financial services revolution.

Music is a bird's answer to the noise and heaviness of words. It puts the mind in a state of exhilarated speechlessness.