To me, humor is part of a conversation with an audience..

In the world of music, the audience is not just fans of music; they're fans of many things..

I very much enjoyed Leo Tolstoy's What is Art? I can't quote it, it's been a while, but at the end of the day, the idea is that "art that does good i….

One of the things that I love about painting is that I never consider myself to have an audience..

When it comes to performing and entertaining, the art removes itself from the writing..

A great show means we have to connect; we have to prove to [the audience] that we do something great or blow their socks off, but it has to be with t….

Sometimes I'm extremely afraid of the unknown, but I'm so grateful to be on that journey..

I have always considered myself an artist and painting was the first medium that I claimed..

Women of all looks, shapes, sizes, everything, if they recognize how beautiful they are-because they all are-then they carry it that way. And you can….

I had a dream that Louis Armstrong was playing the 'Swept Away' melody. I have no idea where it came from. But Louis Armstrong was playing it and sin….

I think everyone on the planet is a fan of a painting because everyone is a fan of visual stimulation, but I've had freedom in the world [of painting….

Someone like John Prine can write a song that tears into your soul, turn it over, and write a song that makes you laugh and feel light as a feather. ….

It was Rick's Rubin idea to have the 'Brooklyn' verse repeat. It already was a story, but having that made it a folk song. Instead of this rambling m….

In the music world, when we're making work, we are obligated to no longer be completely free from what we are to someone else - sort of like an athle….

We have to continue to grow within and outwardly. We have to keep going..

If humor is not present, I tend to be concerned about the artist, or distrusting of what they're presenting - unless there is an obvious tragedy bein….

Whether it's about children or not, we have to move forward..

In painting, the key is not taking myself seriously to the point where it kills sincerity..

Always remember there is nothing worth sharing, like the love that let us share our name..