I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their daily lives and put smiles on their faces, as opposed to what I see it being now, which is a way for me to actually…

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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.

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

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 -...

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make...

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make...

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...

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

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

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

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

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

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...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...