My message to anyone who’s afraid that they can’t write music when they’re happy is ‘Just trust the passion.’ The passion can write a lot of things.
I think the Bible is hugely patriarchal. There are so many sexist comments and homophobic comments and comments that are not in keeping with nurturing and loving the human spirit.
Don’t be surprised if I love you for all that you are.
I think quite spiritually of myself. I feel like I’m here to support the human evolution.
What part of our history’s reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
When I’m really, really angry, if I’m privileged enough to be next to someone who can hold my anger, I’ll definitely take them up on holding the bucket.
Profanity is merely an expression of one’s emotions.
We eat when we’re full, and we hoard all the rest. With our hands on remotes, we say, yes, we’re the best.
So forgive me, love, if I cry in your shower. So forgive me, love, for the salt in your bed. So forgive me, love, if I cry all afternoon...
I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.
I hear you’re losing weight again, Mary Jane. Do you ever wonder who you’re losing it for?
I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.
I was born in ’74, so I missed out on all the great early ’60s and early ’70s.
I love the universality of music and how it can viscerally connect people from culture to culture, regardless of anything. It kind of levels everything out and connects us. That universal sound thing is a big deal to me.
I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.
I sabotage myself for fear of what my bigness could do.
Let’s grease the wheel over tea, let’s discuss things in confidence. Let’s be outspoken, let’s be ridiculous, let’s solve the world’s problems.
Your choice of armor was your intellect.
I salute you for your courage, and I applaud your perseverance, and I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces.
I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations.