I feel much less pressure. I feel have tinges of 'This has got to be really good, this has to have meaning,' but I allow myself to enjoy it. |
I feel much less pressure. I still have tinges of 'This has got to be really good, this has to have meaning,' but I allow myself to enjoy it. |
I had good intentions to do both (albums), and I started feeling like 'Wildflower' was that art album. But then I thought that any pop songs I did after that would make it overlooked. |
I look at my hands and go, 'Hmm...what happened? Whose hands are those? Oh my God, they're mine' |
I think my relationship to work has really changed the last couple of years, |
I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies. |
I think we've actually escaped a lot of it, because I've seen what happened to Brad and Jen and Nick and Jessica. |
I'm not dead. I mean, I may be getting older, but I'm not dead! |
If It Makes You Happy, |
If it makes you happy, why the hell are you so sad? |
It was a challenge in more than one way. Not only was I not working, I was in a foreign country where I didn't speak the language, and I'm with somebody who's new to me, and I experienced a lot of vulnerability ... (it) was a challenge to my ego, and in the end, was kind of exciting. |
It was an off year; I was shocked, |
It was the first time ever I heard 16,000 people sing in unison. |
It's kind of a reminder, particularly when you look at his young children, how they gravitate to goodness and to light, ... The idea of the song is that no matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere. |
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got |