I believe when your children are born that you are reborn in some fashion.

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

Being an artist is this kind of occupation in which you have to make people care about your obsession.

You can beat on your chest, hell, any monkey can.

You need two things to remain very, very present. You need to continue to write well and engage yourself in the issues of the day. And you have to continue to make good, relevant records.

Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knee Willie, you know they're gonna be there. Sloppy Sue and Big Bones Billy, they'll be coming up for air.

I'm the kind of person, I think a lot about everything. Nothin' I can do about it. It's like, I'm a thinkin' fool. That's a big part of me.