My songs are personal music, they're not communal. I wouldn't want people singing along with me. It would sound funny. I'm not playing campfire meetings. I don't remember anyone singing along with Elvis, Carl Perkins or Little Richard.

I think of rock 'n' roll as a combination of country blues and swing band music, not Chicago blues, and modern pop.

How many roads must a developer walk down, before they accept the amenities package?

There ought to be a law about you coming around.

You can't imagine parlor ballads drifting out of high-rise multi-towered buildings. That kind of music existed in a more timeless state of life.

Yesterday's just a memory, tomorrow is never what it's supposed to be.

If I could have any job in the world, I'd start out by writing a blog on Wired.com.