"I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment."
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"I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone."
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"So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight."
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"I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that."
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"People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness."
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"I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When they think of suffering, they think of abuse - physical abuse, emotional abuse, poverty, that kind of thing. There's different levels of suffering. I don't think that it has to do with how much money you have - if you were raised in the ghetto or the Hamptons. For me it's more about perception: self-perception and how you perceive the world."
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"As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for"
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"I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken."
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"The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice."
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"The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle."
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"First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time of day. That is when I do my songwriting, when I am in writing mode."
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"I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for anything."
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"I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly."
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"Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it."
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"I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like."
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"You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process."
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"Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything."
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"Theres so many other things to write about than unrequited love."
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"I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny."
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"Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets."
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