I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst's couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
There is nothing normal about a musician's lifestyle; I don't have a nine-to-five job at the post office.
I just want to say that dreams do come true. Don't ever give up on your dreams. Sometimes it just takes a little bit longer for some of us.
You have to give love to get love.
I've been influenced heavily by great soul artists. I see myself as a soul singer. I sing from my soul - I write from my soul.
I write songs like "The Sweetest Love. " Of course I'm a little cheesy. Love is cheesy. Love is corny. But it's also the greatest feeling in the whole world.
I really try to wake up with my music the same as I do with my life, and that is with no expectations. I just feel what I feel that day and follow it.
And Christ says of that which is blessed, which is offered, received, eaten and drunk: This is My body; this is My blood.
In doing that which we most enjoy, we will probably make our most significant contribution to society, and the contribution we make to society determines our rewards.
The goal is the developed Kingdom of God, the New Jerusalem, a world order under God's law.
Mass killings have gone from being an extremely rare occurrence to a common occurrence.