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My definition of freedom is knowing who you are, and then being it. No matter what anyone else is doing. And naked parties of course.
A lot of people have problems with public confrontation, but it doesn't worry me at all. I can handle myself. I know my martial arts.
It gets embarrassing to say something untrue because you put it online and everyone knows about it, so it's better to tell the truth.
That's why 'Gangnam Style' works. If someone handsome uses that phrase it's just awkward. But if someone like me uses it, it's funny.
[Hiking] is not that crazy, but when you look back and you see that mountain you just climbed, you say, "I can't believe I did that."
To make an album like 'Love Letter,' everything's got to be about love. Everything has to have a great feeling when you listen to it.
I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.
I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind the kit.
Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other.
It's fun for musicians to step into each other's world. It's like different football teams - it's the same game but a different play.
My love for you is immeasurable, my respect for you immense. You're ageless, timeless, lace and fineness, you're beauty and elegance.
Being in the studio is like painting, you know, you can really take your time, and try different things, and kind of go deep into it.
It's fantastic to put your hands in the earth. I enjoy spending my time in heaven here. I don't care what you say, this is my heaven.
Writing songs is about trying to connect with people on a deeper spiritual level - but I'm not a fan of contemporary Christian music.
I love our industry. I love the song. I love the voice. I love it. Not necessarily my voice. But I care about the song and the voice.
I wanted the song to contain various meanings, and what I wanted in particular was to appeal to the audience with my charms as a man.
I like the type of music that can make my heart beat and the melody that makes me high but this type of music isn't popular in Korea.
I believe education is the key. As an activist and a child of the developing world, I witnessed education's power to transform lives.
My hope is that every country in Latin America will make a significant commitment to supporting early childhood development programs.
When I first saw you, I saw love And the first time you touched me, I felt love And after all this time, You're still the one I love.
I'm pursuing a degree in mental health counseling. It'll be a long journey, and I still want to do music and other creative projects.
The Dolls were the forefathers of glam. You never knew if they were going to kiss you or punch you. More than likely, they'd do both.
People say to me, 'What are you going to be doing in five years?' The thing is, I don't care! It's what I'm doing today that matters.
I have never had a problem letting a record go.Honestly when I'm making them, mixing them Honestly when I'm making them, mixing them.
So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.
I actually love my natural hair when it's in a twist out and it's been slept on for five days and revived by the steam of the shower.
I read the signs,I got all my stars aligned,My amulets, my charms,I set all my false alarms,So I'll be someoneWho won't be forgotten.
The reason music became so powerful to our generation is that it's art you can consume in your car, and we were driving around a lot.
Music is more than words. It's a visual experience, too, and people really feel my music because of the way I move and put on a show.
I want to throw my voice more, I want to manipulate melody more... I want to be less deliberate and mechanical... I want less melody.
I definitely get inspiration from the 'gram. I mean, Instagram is Google, essentially. I love looking at pictures of beautiful women.
Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting.
The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.
I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.
I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
From the time I can remember my mother kept me in church. I think my first recollection of any place, being anywhere was in a church.
I don't care about Donald Trump. I mean, God is my president. So I just feel sorry for people it affects, but I don't care about him.
Sometimes when you're making songs you just make sounds, and the sounds slowly mutate and evolve into actual words that have meaning.
I've been known to throw watermelons, backstage, at people who are giving me news I don't want to hear. But I never aim for the head.
Aloneness is a state of being, whereas loneliness is a state of feeling. It's like the difference between being broke and being poor.
To actually get together and make a band record feels like a bit of a big deal, and that can be quite daunting when you're musicians.
A lot of people are wanting him [Barack Obama] to be the president just because he's black. But I think he does have some good views.
I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.
I try to write down every song that comes to me, even though I know that every song that comes to me isnt a song that I need to sing.
The fact I even get an opportunity to make one album is crazy. But if all goes to plan, I'll get to make five albums. That'd be nice.
Yeah I'm still writing. I've got about 14 tracks now. But we've been on tour so we haven't had time to get back to a rehearsal place.
There's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave, nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death.
A lot of people tend to go into the music industry and be really - what do you call it? - oblivious to everything that comes with it.
I let it fall, my heart And as it fell, you rose to claim it, It was dark, and I was sober, Until you kissed my lips and you saved me.