I would rather feel the hurt inside, yes I would darling, than know the emptiness that your heart must hide.

When I look at myself, I don't see the man I wanted to be.

There's people that get a chance to do the kind of work that changes the world, and make things really different. And there's the kind that just keeps the world from falling apart.

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.

At the end of every hard day, people find some reason to believe.

Fame, on its best day, is kind of like a friendly wave from a stranger by the side of the road. And when it's not so good, it's like a long walk home, all alone, with nobody in when you get there.

The Clash were a major influence on my own music. They were the best rock 'n' roll band. Thanks, Joe.