I think it's fair rude to make him a tree and not know what kind he is.
Vocally, I really like going into the darker side of myself.
I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.
Music is still the one thing that ties people together. People can come together from all different religions, walks of life, colours, creeds and enjoy the same song. That's still the most incredible thing to me about performing live.
I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.
I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that I come a little closer to that.
I'm not that type of musician where I can sit down at the piano and work out a song; I actually really enjoy that process of sitting with somebody and having nothing and then suddenly something starts appearing. You struggle with it, and then suddenly a song starts to appear. Then, you've got to try and muscle it - there's that word again - into something and you do. You tussle with it and play with it and roll around with it and suddenly, magically, something appears.
Most women know that sex isgood for headaches.
A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
I went to this tattoo parlor in the East Village and I got an outline of a violin on my lower back. They call them tramp stamps now.
We see and understand more about our behaviors. We come aware. And aware. And aware. . . Often, we feel uncertain about what to do with all this awareness.