“No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects...” — LP Quote

No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects to be a hit, then everyone's going to be expecting another one from you. If you write a song that no one notices, you're going to want to write one that someone will.

The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.

I have a working-class approach to music.

When the major labels didn't work out the first time around, it taught me not to force things. You gotta let it flow.

I would wear sunglasses all the time if it wasn't looked down upon in certain situations. I always thought I'd be someone who wore sunglasses like Roy Orbison.

If you really love someone, you can't be angry if they don't love you the same way. You got to just love them because you love them, not because you're expecting anything back in return.

Outsiders don't get it easy. I was not even expecting to get a film.

What having a Down's syndrome child isn't - and I feel very strongly about this - is a tragedy. All those pregnancy books you read when you are expecting refer to Down's syndrome as if it were the worst possible outcome, and it's not.

Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day.

Generally speaking, the more money that's involved in anything, the more people are expecting and hoping that it's not going to fail.