Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, "Listen to me." Now it says, "Look at me."

She's got a smile that heals me.

If you're a very unfulfilled person you might have a tendency to turn to crime.

Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink. Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.

We're on the verge of all things new.

I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.