The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.

Strangely, I feel that I become increasingly reclusive in my normal life and more open and candid in my music.

I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes?

I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.

Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich.

I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write.

When you're not part of a club, you have to find another way of surviving.

I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

I say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record.

You can only get over your fears if you attack them head on.

The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible.

You want power-either because you've already had a taste of it and want more, or because you've been made to feel powerless for too long.

Everything can be achieved through gradual steps – one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams... anything you wish to be different from the way it is.

The most conventional romantic trope of all is that you put lovers under extreme pressure, where they have to make decisions that illuminate aspects of that bond.

I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.

The horse is a great equalizer, he doesn't care how good looking you are, or how rich you are or how powerful you are-- he takes you for how you make him feel.

My first degree came years before my second. I had wanted to be a physicist, but I flunked calculus.

I got my hair highlighted because I felt some strands were more important than others.

Constructive criticism is legitimate, but when it escalates to vitriol, it affects us all, because celebrities and influencers are part of the collective consciousness.

I love what I do, I love my job.

What I mean by living to one's self is living in the world, as in it, not of it.