And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I want to do since Day 1.

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What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then...

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then...

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I...

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I...

I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that...

I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that...

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just...