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Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.

I don't have a specific thing I want anyone to get out of anything I do.

My staff would probably tell you that I don't want to leave events very quickly, and they're always pushing me to get me out the door.

I haven't let anybody take me off my path or deter me in any way. It's about seeing an opportunity and taking it.

I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone.

I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement.

This is an opportunity to walk away from the game knowing that I've given it all that I can.

I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist.

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission.