We did that with people like Chris Rock, Woody Harrelson, and the environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill.

I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused.

People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.

I don't believe there is anything in the whole earth that you can't learn in Berlin except the German language.

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.

I don't think people care about the mechanics of songwriting.