Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family.

People today are still living off the table scraps of the '60s. They are still being passed around - the music and the ideas.

People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.

Real music lovers are actually my favourite kind of people because they like to know, rather than just be told what to think.

People haven't always been there for me, but music always has.