A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness.

Shakespeare's last play was called The Tempest. It wasn't called just plain Tempest. The name of my record is just plain Tempest. It's two different titles.

The dirt of gossip blows into my face and the dust rumors cover me. But if the arrow is straight and the point is slick, it can pierce through dust no matter how thick.

They self-inflict punishment on their own broken lives, put their faith in their possessions, in their jobs, or their wives.

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

His [Bob Dylan] humour was dry and splendid.

I hurt easy, I just don't show it. You can hurt someone and not even know it.