“Writing songs is almost like therapy; you can go in kind of angry or sad, and it makes the song better because it’s real...”

“People haven't always been there for me, but music always has.”

“Music is a weapon in the war against unhappiness.”

“A good song is a good song. You can jazz it up with whatever rhythm you like, but if the song is there, it stands.”

“Without music life is a journey through a desert.”

“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.”

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

“The only thing better than singing is more singing.”

“Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.”

“Soul music is timeless.”

“The best music... is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.”

“The whole beauty of music is that it goes where your words won't let you.”