I was thinking of the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and when I was thinking "Uptown Girl!" I was trying to sing like Frankie Valli. They had a song called "Ragdoll," which was about a poor girl and a rich guy. So I just flipped it around and made it about a rich girl and a poor guy.

Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.

My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.

If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write.

Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won't stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of 'em. But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that's trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.