I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
When I sit down to write a song, I really want the message of healing to thrive and transcend all ages.
As an American citizen, one has to vote. If we don't vote, we're not doing our part. We'll become some sort of oligarchy.
Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.
I made a record of montage sounds in '99 under the name Korena Pang, but it was never put out because it didn't do it for me.
I was just in the middle of singing a song about how broke we were and now my cell phone rings.
I've grown a lot as a singer and a songwriter, but also as a person. I communicate better with my band, and our relationships are stronger and closer.
It’s strange how dreams get under your skin and give your heart a test for what’s real and what’s imaginary.
Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'
When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.
When you make a movie, it's just so personal and then you put it out in front of people and it becomes something else.
I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.
You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else.
I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage.
I was singing when I was two years old, and my parents were very supportive, but they weren't musicians themselves.
With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons.
I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well.
No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else is going to happen?
I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova. It's very warm-sounding to me - lush and simple. I like that.
Where I live, there's a lot of canyons. We're climbing constantly - we're like mountain goats. I'm just trying to get better at that.
