One of the last times that we played in the area before I wrote "Allentown," I remember a guy coming up to us and saying, "You're never coming back here." I said, "Why do you say that?" He said, "Well, you're probably gonna become a big star. Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here." And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, "Well, I'm coming back, no matter what."

We're on the verge of all things new.

I'm not sure about life after this; god knows I'm not a spiritual man.

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.

You can’t go the distance with too much resistance

I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.

Why should I worry, why should I care? And even when I cross that line, I got street savoire faire.