Terence Trent D'Arby

A lot of people wanted 'The Hardline, Part II,' and there was no way I was going to do that.

Terence Trent D'Arby is the vehicle through which Sananda will let his light shine. I don't know what Sananda means and I have not allowed myself to find out.

I am a holographic representation in the third dimension of what was requested by your souls that one of your favourite artists be.

If you state the obvious long enough, other people will pick up on what you're talking about and examine it. And usually they'll swallow it.

At the time of 'Neither Fish Nor Flesh's non-performance in the marketplace - I believe that's the expression - every single thing hit me at once. Legal situations, financial situations, the mother of my daughter and I were splitting up, everything.

I'm a genius.

I believe every major strength we have can be used against us as a weakness. At the same time, things that people see as weakness can be part of our strength.

In some very real way, rock 'n' roll is like a religion to me.

In the first place, I was never a very outgoing, public person. That was a facade.

I learned that I can't be as indulgent as I'd like to be when I record.

Children are born with pureness, and gradually become distracted with all the little pressures going on.

I don't want to force my vibe on anyone, but you've got to learn to love yourself, as opposed to being in love with yourself.

I do have some very strange thoughts... Still, all geniuses are mad aren't they?

I change a lot. It's not easy to size me up. There are a lot of conflicts inside.

You have to hit people over the head to make them notice, and I did it.

I think some people enjoy that I say things that upset or shake up people.

I was aware of all the artists who make good debut records over the years, but no one hears them - and I wanted to make sure that didn't happen in my case.

All artists are socialists until they see another artist with a bigger house than theirs.

One thing about Italians is you can't let them in your head. They're inquisitive. The English and Germans are a dog tribe; the Italians are cats. They're very helpful, but it's in their own rhythm, their own way, and it can drive you crazy.

I don't have to worry about what the average record company person thinks because I am the record company person.