Quotes About Self-awareness

I think I learned a lot about not buying into a lot of hype. I wanted to be a kind of faceless entity; I didn't want to be Dhani Harrison and the Muppets or something like that.

I know that I basically have the same hair as Beaker from 'the Muppets.'

When you have a sense of yourself in space, in your movement, in your muscles, you can express yourself through your body, your instrument. You learn so much about who you are and what your truth is.

I have a very muscular face.

I knew my limitations even when I was a music director.

I've grown so much in the music industry. From 'GoldenHeart,' it was just about me and the music and me in this dream. With 'BlackHeart,' its more about me and who I am and what role I play in my own life and in the business.

Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.

You know, I'm really not that competent at describing things musically.

There was a time, early on in my career, when it was very important for me to be liked by everyone. It meant that I was musically less honest with myself.

I can't sing, so... I don't know if I will be doing any musicals.

There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me.

Not to flatter myself, but I know that you can influence people's opinion as a musician, and I don't want to.

I've realized that it's important to stop trying to think I'm any one thing. People are confused as to their identity and try to cling to one aspect of that identity to describe what they are: American, Republican, Muslim. These are really incomplete.

Men must know their limitations.

I should never, ever try and grow a mustache again.

The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me.

I can be a mix of both. I don't have to be an Indian or an American. They're not mutually exclusive. It's something growing up I didn't know.

The way you talk to yourself sometimes is terrible! I hear myself, and I go, 'I can't believe you're talking to my friend Allison like that!' It's really terrible, the things we say to ourselves.

I didn't know I could sing until I auditioned for 'Les Miserables.' My friend was auditioning, and I wanted to audition too.

I know who I am. I'm proud of my journey.

My number one thing is be kind to yourself. We can't control what other people do, we can only control what we do.

I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own.