Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes

The Richard Ashcroft of 1992 would have struggled to imagine the path my life has taken - he would be amazed at the changes in my song writing.

One can't change one's life experience, but even if I could, I wouldn't change it because of all the wonderful things that have happened to me.

I'm never going to rule anything out in life, because most of what I'm doing now, I never intended to do.

I was born in Rocky Mount, NC. The town of 24,000 proved a great place to spend the first 17 years of life. But, after that, onward, outward.

The fact that I'm on CNN today is something I never would have guessed as a 13-year-old - or any other age, for that matter.

My life was really interesting before 'Chic.'

I'm living the exact life I planned on living when I was five. My life has taken some turns and changes that I didn't anticipate, and it has brought me different things. I thought material things would bring me happiness, which they didn't. But through this, I have learned what things are important and what aren't.

People's lives change dramatically over such a long time period, and I think that if you're still vital, and you're still interested in writing and things like that, of course your music evolves and reflects where you are in your life.

Moving to Glasgow from Feyenoord was a life-changing experience.

I never imagined myself making these big movies and being married and having kids.

Since I was a young girl, I always wanted to pursue law studies. I would have never imagined that my career would have taken a complete different route.

This entire journey from 'Balika' to 'Jhalak' to 'Humpty' has been a dream.

I started out thinking I was going to play in the NBA; now I travel the world as a WWE Superstar. Life changes.

I can't believe where life has taken me.

My life has not been predictable. I never would have imagined I'd be living where I'm living, doing what I'm doing or married to an American guy. I'm interested to see what will happen next!

I was 19 when I recorded my first album, and I've been exposed to many things during these last few years; all the baby fat is gone.

Perhaps one day tired of circling the world I'll return to Argentina and settle in the Andean lakes if not indefinitely then at least for a pause while I shift from one understanding of the world to another.

All my life I've worked and I was so lucky to go from a radio station in Washington to the Dodgers and of course, it never stopped. For me to suddenly put the key in the ignition and turn the engine off, it's kind of a frightening thought. I put the key in and left it there, God willing, for another year.

Now more than ever I am aware that a person's significant birthdays can either mark the passage of time, or they can mark changes they've made in their lives to reach their potential and become the person they were created to be. With each passing year, I want to make good choices that make me a better person, help me become a better leader, and make a positive impact on others.

No matter who you are or what your life has been like so far, the rest of your life's journey can be different. With God's help you can begin again.

I have no idea how I do anything. I never have. You know I just started playing guitar and started singing and started working on this act that I would call "Don McLean" when I was probably in high school. And I have been doing this for 40 years, adding songs and writing things, cobbling together albums, doing live things, you know, albums and tours. And then I have records on the charts. I have no idea how this happened.

Heroes and Star Trek were 2006 and 2007, and I was just about to turn 30, and everything changed. I found myself on this amazing journey, which continues, but it's now at a natural transition point. I'm reevaluating and reexamining how and where I go from here.

I'm only 49 years old. I'm still in the middle of this whole thing. I don't feel like it's finished at all. I'm still planning to write better songs.

I could never have dreamed the life I lead. Given where I started, it's remarkable to me the constant adventure that my life has become.

We've been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.