The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

The less I talk in bars, write emails, express myself in an emotionally lewd way outside of my songwriting, the more I have to do it through my music.

With a song, it only takes a couple of minutes to go back to the beginning and try it again to see if it works. The novel freaks me out because, what if you get into the eighth chapter and think, 'Let's go to the top and see if this works again? It's going to take me three weeks.' I'm in awe of that.

Why would I want to sound like Joni Mitchell? I've got Joni Mitchell records, and they're great, and I couldn't possibly be that good.

I do think that when you make repeated mistakes, it's usually because you're just not coming to grips with something.

What stupid f - king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn't work out?

Rock and roll is - and should be - a kid's place.