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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.

You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything.

You can't fool yourself anymore that your art is your art. When you're not getting paid for that song that's being traded back and forth among millions of people on the Internet, you have to think like a businessperson.

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything.

I think I've done a pretty fantastic job, but of course I want to sell millions of records.

I've heard some people say that I'm selling out, but I'm not. If I hadn't done 'Black Radio', and just kept on doing just piano trio stuff, I wouldn't be honest with myself; I'd be doing it to please other people. That would be selling out.

I'm not interested in making money. It's just that with my talent, I'm cursed with it.

That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can't be an artist and make money. I think the people that were making the millions said that. It was almost shameful, especially in rock n' roll.

I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.

It's like half the campaign of selling a record is trying to convince people that you're an artist. Well, I am an artist. This is what I do.