Quotes About Community

I think people come to my music just to feel less lonely.

It takes effort to not be lonely.

Many people feel that if they're lonely, that means that they're not likable or that they're broken in some way.

I've never been lonely.

I'm all for any place, any way, any media that can help people connect with somebody and not be lonely.

I'm not a loner at all.

I'm from Long Island. Strong Island.

I played for the Long Island Panthers growing up, and we played in all the boroughs.

I'm proud of where I'm from. I'm proud of Long Island.

I grew up in Far Rockaway and then Long Island.

I grew up playing for Manhasset High on Long Island on a team with six black guys.

My family lives on Long Island.

I'm from Long Island, which is a very cookie-cutter place.

I have a lot of love for Long Island.

I am always on the lookout for new cafes to hang out at.

The band feels loose in all the right ways, and it's just so cool looking out and seeing all of these people that I haven't seen in a while.

Because I'm one of five people in Los Angeles who doesn't drive, I walk a lot.

I been all around the world and I haven't found a city that I'd rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.

I could live anywhere in the world I want. But Los Angeles is the place to live.

I know a lot of very rich, very successful, very lonely women in Los Angeles, and I never wanted to be one of them.

I always love going back to Los Angeles, because it was my home for 24 years, and I have many friends there.

I want to have a storefront here in Los Angeles. I want people to be able to come here and connect - not just with me, but with each other.

When your father loses his job you're not sure what the future is going to be. I was conscious that people were interested in what was happening to my father.

America has always been a nation of small places, and as we lose them, we're losing part of ourselves.