Think of it this way: performing is like sprinting while screaming for three, four minutes. And then you do it again. And then you do it again. And then you walk a little, shouting the whole time. And so on. Your adrenaline quickly overwhelms your conditioning.

I heard a political message in rock music. A liberation message. A message of freedom. I heard it in Elvis' voice.

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was the way I would keep faith with the audience that supported me as I went along.

I took a month long vacation in the stratosphere, and you know it's very hard to hold your breath.

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.

Politics and life go hand in hand.

There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.