I wanted to be the reasonable voice of revenge for what I'd seen [my father] life come to.

I have been on stage on a few occasions where I felt I couldn't escape the interior of my - my interior thoughts. But Peter Wolf once said, what's the strangest thing you can do on stage? Think about what you're doing.

I tend to be pessimistic. I want to believe in hope.

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

Sometimes I do an automatic songs, songs that you don't really think about, or work on. You just look back and it sorta surprises you.

Madman drummers, bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat. In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat.

I've always loved the fact that Bob's [Dylan] been able to sustain his mystery over 50 or 60 years.