Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.

Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob Dylan ever caught anything.

We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not.

Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?

There's only one God. Call him whatever you want

I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.

Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted.