Music is the universal language. It's the one thing that can bring people together no matter where they're from.

I became a writer to escape the despair of the real world, and enter the world of hope I create with my imagination.

Music is my therapy, my escape, and my passion.

The power of words is that they can create worlds.

The Nobel Prize is not the end of the journey; it's a new beginning.

I'm not afraid to take an unpopular stand.