"I notice inspiration when it comes by. I don't sit down at my desk and try to write."

“I think the lack of precision and deep focus is why it took me years to build up my work.”

“Taiwan is an independent sovereign country.”

“I know it sounds very cliché and not very exciting, but if I'm outdoors - in the wild or the ocean or the forest - it inspires me.”

“To help with knowing if you're good or not, you need a mentor.”

Source : "How A YouTube Sensation Beat Justin Timberlake And The Music Industry". Interview with James Altucher, techcrunch.com. March 18, 2013.

“I get out on my bike almost every day. If I can't walk somewhere, I'll bike or skateboard.”

“A consistently highly creative person is generally irresponsible.”

“The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance.”

Source : "Skylar Grey on Her New Album, Eminem's Mystique and Why She Almost Quit Music (Q&A)". Interview with Steve Baltin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 9, 2013.

“Time comes when every man's got to feel something new--when he's got to feel young again, just because he's growing old. Women are just the same. But when we get that way we change our hairdress. Or get a new cook.”