You should own nothing except what you can carry on your back at a dead run.
Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I'm able to do what I want without anybody thinking it's dumb.
I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy.
Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.
Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.
I'm singing from my heart now more than ever. I've gotten a lot braver with my writing.
Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.
The cabinets of the sick and the closets of the dead have been ransacked to publish private letters and divulge to all mankind the most secret sentiments of friendship.
While "cute" is hopelessly anchored to the Teletubby ideal, "ugly" is free to take infinite varieties. In this way, ugly is beautiful.
I've always been infuriated by Bertie, I have to say. I never appreciated his style of politics. I thought it was very superficial, running around the country opening crisp packets, as they say, never really engaging with the substance of what was being debated and it clearly had a hugely negative impact on this country.
I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why don't you play some of your own stuff. ' So, I finally did, because I had copied all his solos.