"I'm not a prophet. I'm a man who tells stories. And I try to tell good stories."

"I'm just a man, like any other man. I've got my strengths and my weaknesses. But I'm trying to do my best."

"I wear the black for every lonely heart, for every broken promise, torn apart."

"I just try to be myself. And if people don't like it, that's their problem. Not mine."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a singer. But I believe in speaking out for what's right."