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[Prozac] didn't seem to have any effect whatsoever on my melancholy, my dark vision, and everything else that I'd taken it for.
Elvis was God-given, there's no other explanation. A Messiah comes around every few thousand years, and Elvis was it this time.
I grew up with a lot of brothers and male cousins, so I had to worm my way in to get heard. But that's sort of what excites me.
Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience.
Ever since my daughter was born I feel the fleetingness of time. And I don't want to waste it on getting the perfect lip color.
I like that you have four minutes to zero in on something and evoke a specific feeling and take people on some sort of journey.
I have the most perfect belly button. When I stick my fingers in it, I feel a nerve in the center of my body shoot up my spine.
I think I found it difficult though to keep a straight face when we were actually working and I wasn't supposed to be laughing.
If I do my job well, then God will smile on my offspring and on their offspring. I'm sure my father is seeing a blessing in me.
My wife works harder than anyone else with the children around the house. I make the money, sure, but she does everything else.
My goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.
I had to survive a lot. I didn't premeditate my life. Life just happened as it did. And I had to figure it out as I went along.
When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to kind of place you.
I wanted to make an unashamed pop record. I became obsessed with Disney soundtracks from the '50s, so I decided to make my own.
Hearing other peoples' interpretations of your lyrics, to me, is just a total kick in the pants. Half the time, they're better.
I'm obsessed with politics, and I talk about it any chance I can get. I have strong opinions about how the world should be run.
When someone comes to me and says the music I've made has affected them emotionally, that's the most gratifying part of my job.
I think what makes me stand out from the rest is my melodic style combined with my voice, which has a distinct character to it.
When I get back to Derry I always enjoy a good fry-up that my mum makes. That's my big weakness. I also eat too much chocolate.
I like Kelly Rowland, I think that she's great. It's hard to come out of the group of Destiny's Child and still kick some butt.
I was pretty young, but because of that first record, 'Cole Espanol,' we took our first trip - well, my first trip - to Mexico.
I've never sold my publishing. I have 100% control of all of my publishing and that includes everything, every use of my songs.
For me to be here at album number six, it's kind of a way to say, 'Thank you for allowing me to be here... to still be around.'
In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.
Girls like to see girls dressed up like princesses occasionally. Guys don”t really care, they just want to get the clothes off.
Sometimes there's something that you need a few takes to get it and if it takes 15 takes, it takes 15 takes. It really depends.
I think that kids need to be guided; they need to be disciplined, but in a way that's constructive, so that's what I try to do.
When I got dropped, no one really wanted to work with me... I felt like my career was over and I didn't really know what to do.
Thirty minutes onstage for me is literally a full day's work. So I make sure I eat right and I make sure I keep my energy high.
I remember I wanted to be Zorro, but I also wanted to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. I obviously had ideas above my station.
My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.
Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.
Good! Hang in there! It's normal! [Low self-esteem] Often it's a sign of intelligence (but don't let that go to your head haha)
I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written Just Kids had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer.
I think it's important for people to realize that we were all young, all naive, and also we had lived in a time that had magic.
I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me.
Lets just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.
I just know that young people suffer, and I also know music is one of the things that help you get through - music and friends.
You can't keep doing the same things when you get married and have a family. You have to slow down. You have to be responsible.
The river was always there inside of me, but I was very shy. I could see that this was my path. I felt destiny in my own music.
All kings and queens are not born of royal bloodlines. Some become royal because of what they do once they realize who they are
In order to do great things, you must be unafraid to recreate yourself. You can't do that holding on to a glory from yesterday.
I've just been recording mostly acoustic stuff, drums, and sax, and electric guitar. I'm just still writing songs and what not.
I do pay performance royalties on others' songs I perform live, but I'm not recording these songs and putting them up for sale.
I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.
When you're a very ambitious person, the things that are disappointing are when other people around you aren't as enthusiastic.
You know, I can get kind of spunky or I can get tough, you know, that kind of tough, sexy look. But sexy? No, I don't think so.
I thought of breaking down the door, but there's nothing left to say. That Chevy four by four says it all, sitting in my place.
Everyone thinks their mom is a superhero, and l feel like I want to be just like my mom. A superhero. She’s a very strong lady.
Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife.