"The first thing you have to do is be honest with yourself. Then you can be honest with other people."

"The only thing that matters is the music. If it's good, it's good. If it's not, it's not."

"I don't like the word 'genius.' It's too masculine."

"Music is the best. I'm going to be a musician. I'm going to be a composer. I'm going to be a genius."

"There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make things happen, we'd all love one another."