People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations.

You have to look at every one of your songs and be able to identify with them in a meaningful way. You can hardly sing your songs unless you're in them. If you want to fake it, go ahead. Fake it if you want. But I'm not that kind of singer.

We're living in times where men commit crimes and crime don't have a face.

The rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame, preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain.

[Bob] Dylan's broken-heart songs are so much better. Like "Simple Twist of Fate".

Too much of nothing, it just makes a fellow mean.

There's a lot of false prophets around and that's the trouble. People say they think they know what's right and other people get people to follow them because they have a certain type of charisma, and there's always people willing to take over. People want a leader. And there will be more and more of them.