Everything in New Orleans is a good idea.

A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life, and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness. Happiness is a state of bliss. Just because you're satisfied one moment - saying yes, it's a good meal, makes me happy - well, that's not going to necessarily be true the next hour. Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Time is your soul mate. Children are happy. But they haven't really experienced ups and downs yet. I'm not exactly sure what happiness even means. I don't know if I personally could define it.

People have different emotional levels. Especially when you're young. Back then I guess most of my influences could be thought of as eccentric. Mass media had no overwhelming reach so I was drawn to the traveling performers passing through.

You don't have to be afraid of looking into my face. We've done nothing to each other that time will not erase.

I don't write the songs; I just write 'em down.

There's danger in this open world where men strive to be free, and to me the greatest danger was in society.

You might be a rock and roll addict prancing on the stage. You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.