As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.

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I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

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...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

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 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'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

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

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

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...

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...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

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

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

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...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

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.

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 see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when...

It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when...