Many artists who sign deals in the US and UK get the benefit of worldwide promotion and have a better shot at breaking globally.

Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both.

Taking constructive criticism from others is required to get to the next level.

My strength is in my ability to be versatile.

No matter what you're going through, there is no temporary feeling or circumstance that can take away the core of who you are.

Home is a place from which you can draw strength.

The people who come out on top in music business have persistence. It is key! Fall down seven times; stand up eight. It takes a lot of courage and an unwavering belief in yourself and your abilities.

Everyone faces challenges from the fierce competition as well as the manipulative crooks that are rampant throughout the music business.

I have certainly faced my fair share and will likely come across more. These experiences have been fuel for my music. Facing these challenges has forced me to recognize my own inner strength.

Knowing how to market yourself and your press materials is key.

In Europe, radio stations are owned by a variety of different entities, so there is less uniformity on radio programming and more opportunity for artists to get radio play and break overseas.

Every day, live in a way that honors who you are.

To hate someone just because he doesn't presume like you is big blunder.

I was so nearly happy. There remained only a tiny something, something unexplained and inexplicable that buzzed in my ear when the lights were out, like a malarial mosquito.

Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy.

There's a part of me that still hates everything, and my natural view default setting is still very cynical and dark

Happiness is a certain activity of soul in conformity with perfect goodness

You cannot imagine how great it is to step out on the stage with thousands of screaming fans loving you.

You can show your love to others by not wishing that they should be better Christians.

No people in the history of the world have ever been so misunderstood, so misjudged, and so cruelly maligned.

The peerless cup afloat Of the lake-lily is an urn some nymph Swims bearing high above her head.