Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.

I won't be righteous again. I'm not sure anymore.

Following a code of silence, you're never gonna lose the anger.

I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.

...And you're the only one who knows.

I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.

I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about. I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that's what I was going to write the song about.