I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful. |
I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument. |
I've got one week left, and then I'm done for a year. I haven't had a sabbatical, I haven't taken a year off from touring in 15 years at least. |
If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off. . . then I'll be successful. |
If I can delay that [pain] for a moment and bring a little joy. . . and help them to see things a little differently, then I'll be successful. |
It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible. |
Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults. |
The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts. |
When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't have to worry about anything because I'm not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out. |