“Especially in the entertainment industry, because you have to focus on yourself and your career every day, it's really important to do things that remind you that it's not just about you; things that really take you back to reality.”
“As a musician, I have a deep respect and appreciation for the gift of hearing and the beauty that it brings to life, ... Having been on an international hearing mission trip with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, my respect and appreciation is equally great for the work it is doing to open the ears of the world's children. Through its many good works, the Starkey Hearing Foundation is not just giving the gift of hearing to those in need but the gift of life.”
“When you're a celebrity on your own there's a certain amount of acknowledgment. When two people who are both famous get together it becomes a bigger thing. It almost becomes bigger than the couple,”
“I don't think it would have been so good if I'd always been there. It's like they can't miss you if you don't go away, ... It's been really nice for people to say, `We've missed you.' They don't say that every day.”
“I've said many times that he's an artist's best friend, ... He doesn't try to make you into something; he tries to get out of you what's already there.”