I'm doing good. I've had a slight nervous breakdown in the '60s. I got through that. And I got through the '70s. And I was in a doctor's program during the '80s and then I met Melinda and we've been together ever since. I've got a happy life.

I believe that music is God's voice.

I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.

People are part of my music. A lot of my songs are the result of emotional experiences, sadness, pain, joy, and exultation in nature and sunshine and so on...like 'California Girls' which was a hymn to youth.

I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.

I get off on hearing other people's voices. I like voices: they're my favourite things on records.

I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.