You can have all sorts of relationships, but there's something with musicians working together where you can have relationship that can just continue to grow in a beautiful way.
I've dated a few musicians in my life, and it's kind of always been that way for me. You unite through creativity and share that process and more together.
When you're an artist, you're generally working at home alone in a studio. It's just really good to get with other guys and make art something you can share.
All I really want is for people to really get what I do and connect with the songs and find meaning in them.
The fact that I'm in a group that inspires others artists is just heaven to me.
I've always gotten along best with artists.
Art is basically communication, and I think everyone who's a music lover has had that experience where a record or a recording has kept you company when no one else is around. And I think that is what I'm hoping that people get out of my music.
I think it's important for artists to work together. It's great for fans to see, like, Ludacris came out to our show in Atlanta and kinda made a surprise appearance there, it shows a mutual respect for what each other does.
I met Dylan on 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.' We buddied around for quite a while after that. We jammed together; he liked my Mexican songs.
I find myself chatting with my paintings, not deep and meaningful stuff, but things like 'hey there buddy' and 'oh, look what I did to your nose!'
I love that fans feel comfortable enough to send us their artwork.
I think the music that you make, often it's even better if you identify with other people.
Two powerful women making art together is always really cool.
I've always surrounded myself with other artists. My close friends, people I've been in relationships with - I went to an arts high school - even my elementary school was arts based.
That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music.
It's a really deep and layered psychological situation - making music with someone - if they're trying to make something real and personal. It's almost like dating: you allow yourself to be consumed by the other - not in a bad way, but in a way that happens in nature.
I just hold out for pieces where I immediately feel an emotional connection with a part.
When you feel like a musician you listen to is like you, then they don't feel so far away, and whatever you want to get to isn't so far away.
I believe art is a connection, like passing on a flame.
I didn't 'join' Queen. We played together and found a strong connection, did a TV show, and carried on - then I suddenly realised I'd been with these guys for four years. If I'd been called up and asked to join, I would have said no.
