There's been so much fusion of genres, whether Hindi and hip or reggaeton and bhangra.

Thinking so hard on her soft eyes and memories of the signs that it's over. It's over.

I have a great work ethic - from watching Lucille Ball, not necessarily my own family.

I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success.

I am right. I`m always right. One time I thought I was wrong, I found out I was right.

I just want to keep saturating the market and radio with as many hit records as I can.

I've wrongly been called sick by newspapers and magazines throughout my entire career.

I make a living with a song, and I feel honored to do something I love and believe in.

I love vulnerability. It's what keeps me soft and from becoming emotionally calcified.

A fool I am and I'll always be. They can change their minds, but they can't change me.

Bridges are meant for burning, when the people and memories they join aren't the same.

It's been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.

I've had a blessed career, and that has been acknowledged in many ways over the years.

It's very hard for me to think about my songs and attribute some significance to them.

Dad literally carried me around the world with him through the early years of my life.

This is my home; I've made it my home for my whole life. I'm an old Nashville veteran.

Reach for the heavens, and hope for the future, and all that will be, not what we are.

Groups are corporations now. They have pension plans. Musicians have saw the daylight.

I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. That's my main criteria.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

I could never be a member of a single party. I want the best of all worlds, thank you.

All I can do is repeat what I think is the best information that anybody ever gave me.

Life should never be viewed from the vantage point of achievements. It is total folly.

People ask me who is my favorite country artist. I say, you mean besides George Jones.

San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell. May your walls fall and may I live to tell.

It's just satisfying for me to be able to write kind of like a finished, nice product.

I'll splurge on Toblerone. I love Toblerone with the Swiss chocolate and nougat in it.

I do think that there's art that is tortured, but I prefer art that has the joy in it.

Jazz is not the format where I want to stay, but it really is a starting point for me.

I believe in things I can count on, like beer and ESPN and my grandmother's pecan pie.

I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.

My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

I used to watch 'Aliens', and I just found Sigourney Weaver's character so empowering.

Nothing like seeing the genesis of the relationship between an instrument and a child.

Well, I grew up between Holland and Israel and then moved to France when I was eleven.

Women shouldn't have to apologise for their age or growing old. It is just inevitable.

I've never really felt comfortable co-writing. I usually go at my own speed, you know.

I've never been one to indulge in out and out depression when it comes to songwriting.

Most of my friends in London are musicians, but the ones in Scotland have proper jobs.

The real reason I was lo-fi before was really just because that's what I could afford.

I'm joking all the time with my friends, even when we're talking about serious things.

I'm interested in the gorgeous side of life, but also familiar with the dark side too.

No money, no place to live – I’ve been in more dangerous situations than other people.

I think that every day we are taught lessons and sometimes we don't realize or see it.

We were all crazy about music and almost all the money we had, we spent for equipment.

I have goals that I want to reach, but you can never plan what's going to happen next.

I tell ya, I could have got some more jobs if I'd tried, but I went to Sweden instead.

I like someone who can take the reins, who knows what they want and is strong with me.

I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong, I will make it all up to thee.

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