We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred time, you go back to her and I go back to black.

I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.

We're led by denial like lambs to slaughter, serving empires of style and carbonated sugar water.

What makes you so lavish that you can afford to spend every sober moment feeling angry and bored?

I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd, 'cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud.

Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community.

If that's what you're thinking, then don't even question it. Go let your freak flag fly, brother.

As a teenager and even still now being 21, it's always love questions - it's always so confusing.

The atmosphere in St. Lucia is incredibly friendly, and I always felt very safe and looked after.

I never judge my own songwriting. It's just my heart. What's there to judge about your own heart?

I like writing on piano and a computer, and a lot of 'Plans' came out of samples and vocal lines.

I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself.

The outside world doesn't have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.

Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

I just feel like making things solar-powered and wind-powered should be as easy as using an iPad.

There is such a big chunk of me that is David Attenborough. I think he is my biggest inspiration.

It isn't true that you live only once. You only die once. You live lots of times if you know how.

People that plan interviews are really boring. I just say what I want when it comes into my head.

I can't play a solo without thinking about John Jorgenson. I always think about what he would do.

I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known.

I'm always creating. Whether I'm writing a lyric or making a beat, every day I'm doing something.

Actually, I have to say that I don't believe in having a sexual realtionship outside of marriage.

I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.

The artistic process in digital art is very much the same as for making other kinds of paintings.

I think it would be shocking for me to pretend not to have any past. And also, it would be a lie.

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never said anything mean about anybody.

God put us here, on this carnival ride. We close our eyes never knowing where it'll take us next.

I'm a private person, and I don't want people knowing what kind of underwear I like. It's creepy!

I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul Where I end up, well, I think only God really knows.

People who want to remember me as Cat Stevens - welcome. Those who want me as Yusuf, you're here.

I've always said that if I couldn't be myself, first I'd want to be Eminem and then a Disney kid.

A sold-out crowd is better than a number one. But being in the studio is better than all of that.

The cast and the crew made me feel really welcome. Towards the end it just got better and better.

I wish I could be invisible and just play music and not have to worry about anyone looking at me.

In America, if you say 'Chris de Burgh,' they won't have a clue, but they all know 'Lady in Red.'

Before I ever did a stage concert, I'd done hundreds of living-room concerts, which helped a lot.

I'm saying One Direction are brilliant! And I'm not kidding. Because their songs are really good.

Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don't think about until there's a problem.

I was so driven that sometimes you don't recognise all the good things that are happening to you.

I'm a tomboy at heart. I always like to say that I'm an ordinary girl doing extraordinary things.

I never understood when people would say, 'I would die for my child,' but you become so selfless.

I have a terrible memory in general, but one thing I've always been able to remember is my songs.

I think that a good song is catchy, and a great song is not catchy - but it has a deeper meaning.

I like all the angels around because they protect me and my daughter. I mean, her Dad's an angel.

It's annoying when people do that so-called comedians impression of me when it's stupid nonsense.

I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me.

I'm always writing and learning. It's about growth. So I'm growing as a musician, as a guitarist.

My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them.

There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree.

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