Some fatherlands are difficult. Germany is one of them. But it is our fatherland. Here is where we live and work.
I don't swear much; I've taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language!
Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do.
Youre always in a different headspace when you make each record, so hopefully theyre all different. You just pick up things that you wish you hadnt done on the first one.
Nothing like seeing the genesis of the relationship between an instrument and a child.
I think everybody has different priorities in their life. People live their lives differently. People become famous through all sorts of different reasons. . . some of it through art and some of it through just wanting to be famous. And I think how that all starts tends to reflect how you live your life daily.
I tend to write better when I'm not touring.
A woman is a highly developed, deeply intelligent, infinitely complicated being. And it needs to be carefully tricked into doing things.
There is little in life so reassuring as a genuine welcome.
Saddam Hussein's trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money.
As far as advice to potential teenage idols, there is no formula.