You can't kill your way to security and you can't lead by scaring people.

You ride in a limousine the first time, it's a big thrill but after that it's just a stupid car.

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier.

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need.

There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.

You can beat the drum so hard that people stop listening. I wanted to use my voice wisely and not expend it wastefully.

You know, my music utilizes things from the past, because that's what the past is for. It's to learn from. It's not to limit you, you shouldn't be limited by it.