Solving a problem in a hundred years is, practically speaking, the same as not solving it at all.
There are probably still people that are competitive with each other, but I don't feel that's necessary. I like when we lift each other up.
The women in my family are just strong women who do their own thing, so I knew I needed to have individuals like that.
You need to have honest things in the world. Even if people don't understand it, if it's coming from you, that's already important.
I find that the quest to be perfect and make perfect music is like a black whole. I realize that you can come with the intention to capture a vibe and use a formula, but you have to accept that most of the time its not going to be what you envisioned and you might manifest something better. I think that's been the hardest thing to wrap my head around that most ideas we go for ends up sounding different. I think art in general should be about enjoying the process and the experience. All that matters is if you feel the music and it captures the element your going for.
I remember just looking at this lioness, she was staring at me, and we just had this weird connection.
I think having wild, huge hair, is me being my own version of a lioness.
I don't know if sitting home everyday is normal, but that's what I do.
I've only covered a few songs because I feel that if you're not going to go beyond the original artist in some way, then don't disrespect what they created.
Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others - priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior - hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized "hero of our time" - and of all time.
I think Chicago people are very special people, and the Midwest's confluence of East Coast-meets-Midwest sensibilities had to, on a formative level, inform me as an artist and an actor. In that sense, it had to have helped me.