“Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I...” — Shakira Quote

“Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.”

“My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.”

“I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I'm not capable, I'm too cowardly for that.”

“I don't have the desire to just keep every record and put it out. That's not what I do. I make records for people; that's why I just continue to be consistent, where a lot of the other top writers, they kind of fell off because they started focusing on their own careers as artists. That's not where my head is at.”

“Under Stalin, artists weren't dissidents; all they hoped was to survive and write.”

“I feel like that I'm learning all the time. I'm learning from new artists, from established artists... every time I listen to '70s rock 'n' roll records, I'm learning. And I think that I'm just now starting to get a hold on what I do.”