The dumber half of the audience - whether they're male or female, and a lot of them are male - for some reason responds very quickly to the feminine voice. How can I put it? They kind of instantly react to the female voice in a positive way quicker than they would the male voice.

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job.

Some have called we rock and roll performers who never retire 'troubadours.' I enjoy this misnomer immensely. While there are many differences between me and my distant predecessors in L'Occitane, I do believe there is a lineage that connects us of the last 70 years with those romantic singers of the High Middle Ages.

As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn't have a day job.

Money is not capital in most of the developing countries. It's just cash. Because it lacks the institutional, organizational, managerial forms to turn it into capital.

Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran out of things to buy.

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning is the only thing that matters.

If I do commentary, write articles, or am an expert on a news channel, I can still earn money.