When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar.
Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier.
When you get fat and lose your hunger. That is when you know the sellout has happened.
I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as a map of sorts for your feelings.
From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.
I looked at myself, and I just said, 'Well, you know, I can sing, but I'm not the greatest singer in the world. I can play guitar very well, but I'm not the greatest guitar player in the world.' So I said, 'Well, if I'm going to project an individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.'