You don't write a song to sit there on a page. You write it to sing it.

Every man's conscience is vile and depraved / You cannot depend on it to be your guide when it’s you who must keep it satisfied.

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.

God bless you all with peace, tranquility and good will.

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you.

Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Really, time is your soul mate.

Death to me means nothing as long as I can die fast.