I actually think looking to the past for inspiration is pretty redundant.

In the end, I'm lucky enough to travel the world and make albums and not have to worry about not having a job.

Whatever it is that my heart wants, I'll do it, which is different than I used to be. I used to tell my heart what it wanted.

There's all this talk of music needing a monetary value, this ownership of music, even that it needs a physical form. But intrinsically... it's music. It should be better than that.

Be true to your audience, or you will lose money.

When I was a street performer, before I had any songs of my own that anybody would stop and put in money for, I would always be doing covers. Even with covers, people wouldn't stop in the beginning.

Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.

For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply.