The record industry is a world within itself.

Well, nine times out of ten when you have 2 or 3 stars in a household you have an unfortunate amount of competition that's not necessarily a healthy competition.

Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave.

I do more work in Britain than I do anywhere else in the world.

War is the enemy of all mankind.

War, what's it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again.

I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but I never dreamt it would be as great as it has been.

And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history.

War can't give life, it can only take it away.

If you can make the family life and the music work together that's wonderful. If you can make it work.

You can only be lucky if you have a place to record.

Delight and cheer in life, and let it uplift and inspire you. Spread happiness.

The Bravest Thing I Ever Did Was Continuing My Life When I Wanted To Die.

Laughing brains are more absorbent.

Respect your own creativity and respect the creativity and creative space of other people.

To be happy, you must learn to forget yourself.

Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.

When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending.

No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

Selena recorded a song I had written and she left my parts in on the middle eight so it ended up being Selena Gomez featuring Pixie Lott.

It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better.