The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.
The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.
I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
Singles, fornicating is an internship for adultery.
Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.
People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful!
The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'.
Before I could even hold a pen I was singing.
Nobody wants to hear Metallica at lunchtime.
I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors.
The art of conversation lies in listening
Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.
I don't play classical guitar. But I do in my mind. I've got it on a stand.
A lot of people forget that R&B put hip-hop on, R&B put rock on.
I worked at all kinds of jobs, mostly commercial editing.
My version of lip-synching is singing full-out with the track.
It's every singer's dream to get to Carnegie Hall.
When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers.
Musicians are artists, as silence is their canvas.
When I became insane, the music that calms me down…
If silence is to be broken, let it be with the majesty of music.
