I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

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It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

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...

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

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

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

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

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

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...

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...

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...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but 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...

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

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve...

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.