Back seat drivers don’t know the feel of the wheel but they sho’ know how to make a fuss" Bob Dylan/Bonnie Raitt, “Let’s Keep It Between Us,” 1982

Once I went into songwriting, I figured I had to - I couldn't be a hellfire rock 'n' roller. But I could write hellfire lyrics.

The first thing I know, I'm in a card game. Then I'm in a crap game.

Good and bad, I define these terms, quite clear, no doubt, somehow.

Although the masters make the rules for the wise men and the fools, I've got nothing, Ma, to live up to.

The Duke [John Wayne] was a massive figure. He looked like a heavy piece of hauled lumber, and it didn't seem like any man could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.