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" Music is real. It affects people; it's real. "

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" Sometimes ideas are coming so fast that I have to stop doing one song to get another. But I don't forget the first one. If it works, it will always be there. It's like the truth: it will find you and lift you up. And if it ain't right, it will dissolve like sand on the beach. "

" I don't talk to old people; they try to find ways to stay static. Young folks are the ones with the ideas and constantly moving forward. "

" I like constructive criticism from smart people. "

" My mother told me one day I walked in to her and said, 'Mom, I'm not going to be sick anymore,' and she said 'Why?' and I said 'Because an angel told me so.' Now, I don't remember saying it; that's just what she told me. "

" It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that. "

" People don't understand real musicians anymore. Jack White is great - he's the real thing - but he isn't having hits. "

" The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right. "

" I'm a fighter. I'm very competitive. "

" When you don't talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you. "

" Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people. "

" In the tech-savvy, real-time world we all live in today, everything is faster. "

" From its conception and that one and only meeting, 'HITNRUN' took about 90 days to prepare its release. If that's what freedom feels like, 'HITNRUN' is what it sounds like. "

" I might just stop talking again and not do interviews. "

" Everyone has a rock bottom. "

" Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool. "

" YouTube is the hippest network, and they abuse copyright right and left. "

" Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on. "

" You can't understand the words of Cocteau Twins songs, but their harmonies put you in a dreamlike state. "

" So much has been written about me, and people don't know what's right and what's wrong. I'd rather let them stay confused. "

" I do pay performance royalties on others' songs I perform live, but I'm not recording these songs and putting them up for sale. "

" I used to be more involved with every aspect of everything onstage. I'm way more relaxed now. It feels like anything can happen. "

" I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he just wanted to play. I lived longer than he did, and I can see how those pressures can really play with your head. "

" I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can't get it. "

" There's a dark side to everything. "

" All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them? "

" It gets embarrassing to say something untrue because you put it online and everyone knows about it, so it's better to tell the truth. "

" I pride myself on working with great musicians. "

" Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful. "

" Technology is cool, but you've got to use it as opposed to letting it use you. "