I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars, the houses - that's not the American dream. That's the booby prize, in the end. Those are the booby prizes. And if you fall for them - if, when you achieve them, you believe that this is the end in and of itself - then you've been suckered in. Because those are the consolation prizes, if you're not careful, for selling yourself out, or letting the best of yourself slip away.

That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.

I wouldn't be windmilling a Fender Telecaster if it weren't for Pete Townshend.

My heart's dark, but it's rising. I'm pulling all the faith I can see.

People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy.I want to be that guy myself very often.

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.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.