The circus leaves a sweet memory.

Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive.

I have the sensation of doing something good for people, more than being a trendy artist or a successful artist.

An artist is born like a priest is born. If they are born an artist, I would tell them art is not a game: it is something very serious which completely requires everything you have to give.

After touring with David Bowie last year, I was inspired to look at what I wanted to do as an artist, and I realized I wanted to go back to the music I fell in love with when I was eight years old.

The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to be. For me, I'm really protective of that. I'm not going to write something because I feel like it fits here or it fits there - I just want to write music that feels good to me, you know?

For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.

One thing that I do want to say is Drake, as an artist, anybody has to respect him. He's in the game, and he's been in the game - he has longevity, even if he doesn't write or writes his music.