I have always loved American poetry, which is very different from Irish poetry.
I want to keep everyone happy but at the same time I also have to be confident with what I'm putting out and be secure with it.
Bono is my inspiration - not only as a rock star but as a humanitarian. We aren't just put on this earth to sell records. Maybe it's because of my upbringing, but I do consider myself a moral guy.
I definitely caught a lot of backlash in my situation, not just from students but also from faculty, which was unfortunate, given that I was spending a lot of my time outside school working on a career, which a lot of people didn't really agree with.
I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.
Absolutely, I grew up listening to soul music. People like Stevie, Aretha, Ray Charles, Michael and Prince. My parents’ record collection was all I had when I was a little kid. If it wasn’t that, it was something else in their collection.
Whenever I have time, I try to get in the studio and write, whether it's for me or other artists or my catalog of music. It's definitely one of my favorite parts of the music industry.
Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.
Each dollar Mexico exports to the U. S. has a content of American production of 40.
Peace comes from the acceptance of the part of you that can never be at peace.
Power comes from leading a controlled life, a happy life, a perky life.