Once a song comes out, these songs aren't mine. They're everybody's. So there you go.
I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work, it's no longer his... I just see what people make of it.
Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.
This is how I feel about everything that's out of your control: once you make a record, it's not yours anymore. There's nothing you can do. It's the way I feel about political movements - both of those things grow on their own.
Writing a film is like giving birth to a baby and then giving it up for adoption.
I feel like a divorced wife once my book is published and has left me, and hate to be brought back into intimate contact!
Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control.