I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon.

I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go out and party. I don't smoke drink or do drugs and I'm not married that leaves a lot of time for my work.

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?'

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people but you can't be two people. Instead you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.

What we women need to do instead of worrying about what we don't have is just love what we do have.

Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do to take the wisdom we've learned and create something.

After a gig I always head back to the hotel remembering granny's words of wisdom. I cancel the late-night pizza and watch the Jonathan Ross show instead.