Blood's not thicker than money.
Sometimes I write from personal experience, but so much depends on what mood I'm in. If I'm in a good mood, I'll write happier songs.
Just never give up. Try to believe in yourself and don't let negativity wear you down.
I get really excited about collaborating because by the end of the day you have something that you never thought you'd have. I was really happy about writing "Bad News" and a bunch of other stuff on the record that came out so well.
At school I had a really hard time being a guitar player. It’s like being a male ballerina in a way. It’s not the norm.
It's such a great feeling being able to play shows for a great cause to help people in need. If we all try to help one another the world will be a much better place.
It's a guy thing, playing the guitar. Being a female and trying to go to the same auditions as the guys, it's pretty hard.
I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Hope is at once both simple and profound. It is hope that binds Heaven and earth. Hope is the bridge between Heaven and earth.
Where do poor young people turn? ISIS has a mission for you to change the world! It's a horrific vision, but it's a vision. Perhaps for white supremacists, you can add the additional storyline that they believe that they are having something taken from them by outsiders, by immigrants. Not only are they losing out and bored, but they think they are victims and that they know who is responsible.
I am against portraying China as the demon of the global community. China has grasped more quickly than other countries what globalization means and what it demands. The country has learned how to use other people's innovations for itself. India, incidentally, is not far behind China in this respect. Both are not nations in the European sense, but rather cultural communities with enormous markets. The challenge of the future is to work out how to deal with that.