I wouldn't mind being the male Adele. She came along, and people were like, 'Damn, we haven't heard anyone this real for years.'
A messy house is a must - it separates your true friends from other friends. Real friends are there to visit you not your house!
When a song came on the radio that I wanted to learn, my mother would quickly write down the lyrics for me. Soon after, I would be singing it.
Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
People are really set in their ways in how they produce records, and I was at least open enough to where I knew I wanted to do something totally different.
I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody.
At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? 'We have been here.'
If my mum thinks I'm acting like a diva she'll soon tell me off... She'll cut me down to size!
I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.
I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world.
My children are my children. There's no doubt about that at all. They're very strong towards me, very protective, and I towards them. It works both ways.
I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, people and situations, or just a beautiful day.
I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our only entertainment.
Well, rates would go up whether you deregulate or not, and of course, the rates that are going up right now on the electricity side are still within the regulated framework.
I was a rust repairer. I was a rust repairer and full-time survivor. I survived all the major earthquakes, and the Titanic, and several air crash.
At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the world.
I'm so fascinated by the human longing for meaning. The way we relate romantically to each other is so much to do with our longing for meaning as well.
I don't talk to myself or anything, but sometimes I say things and I laugh at myself. Sometimes you have to make fun of yourself.
'Things that Never Cross a Man's Mind' is probably one of my favorite upbeat tempo songs because it is just a sassy song, and it's a fun song.
When you see most companies get big, they want to shout about all they've done. But the consumer wants to know: 'What have you done for me lately?'
I like playing my Tamagotchi and Game Boy. They take me back to the old days when times were more simple.
