There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that's the center of it, that is it. It's almost like there's something church-like about it and you gotta go back there, if you're a songwriter that sings your material.

I'm definitely an anomaly, but I'm making things. They're selling, say, martinis, and I'm kind of making vintage Riesling. People aren't going to sit there very often, not your average public, and your average music-business monster is not going to take the time to notice the overtones and the undertones inside the flavor. They'd rather just have the martini.

You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.

I want people to listen to my lyrics and be okay with themselves. The people who have it the roughest are homosexuals who come out of the closet.

When someone really goes to tell you something about what they're thinking, they're going to wear that experience with them. That's what you have to share.

The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.