I have been a huge, huge fan of music ever since I was a kid. Anything to do with music inspires me.
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.
I am endorsing Barack Obama because he is a new kind of leader: he speaks with a different voice; he brings a new perspective and inspires a real excitement from the American people.
People take social media too seriously. It should be something that is fun, something that inspires you, not stresses you out.
No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.
The first thing that inspires me is my mood, but I take inspiration from a lot of things: a rock song, a romantic movie or a specific lifestyle, like 1960s London and, of course, Italian 'dolce vita!'