I joined a band to hit things.

It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.

I joined a band to hit things.

There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything.

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.

I am a big man, and I have a laugh to match my size.

You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.

I was one of those daughters who saw my mother as my enemy when I was a teen.

One of the unfortunate things about our education system is that we do not teach students how to avail themselves of their subconscious capabilities.

Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him.

The human voice cannot mount up into these boundless solitudes.

All I can hope for is songs that feel special and songs that make people feel.

YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.

I have the most respect for Rick. You're always going to see a Shameik Moore and Rick Famuyiwa film.

The way I look at humanity, I don't think there's good guys or bad guys. We're all potentially bad and potentially good.

A goal without a timeline is just a dream.

No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.

My reading as a child was lazy and cowardly, and it is yet. I was afraid of encountering, in a book, something I didn't want to know.

This baby is your blessing I wish happiness in every way Good luck God bless I say And many blessings and wishes To welcome baby into your life today.

Money and salary is not a particularly good motivator in the long term.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

If you are anxious about death then you dont have a sense of the oneness of thingsyou feel that after death you will be no more.

I think we're still in a muddle with our language, because once you get words and a spoken language it gets harder to communicate.

Everybody has their idiosyncrasies.

It doesn't take much to get a high profile in Australia.

I live on a farm in Dorset. The nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away. It's really quiet, with an amazing view - can't see a pylon, can't see a road. Blockbuster's an event in our house, when the little blue envelope comes in.

I also feel that I have been very honest with my friends, my family and also with the public about the mistakes that I've made and the challenges that I've gone through.