The purpose of art is to stop time.

People think that singing and playing is easy. It's not. It's easy to strum along, but if you actually want to really play, where it's important, that's a hard thing and not too many people are good at it.

Some times I think this whole world Is one big prison yeard Some of us are prisoners The rest of us are guards

Ah, current music. What would that be? Ah, really, a lot of it sounds defective to me. It makes me restless.

Why wait any longer for the one you love When he’s standing in front of you

The good Samaritan, he's getting dressed, he's getting ready for the show. He's going to the carnival tonight on Desolation Row.

Gates appeal to me because of the negative space they allow. They can be closed but at the same time they allow the seasons and breezes to enter and flow. They can shut you out or shut you in. And in some ways there is no difference.