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

My dad had a very difficult life, a hard struggle all the time at work. I've always felt like I'm seeking his revenge.

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.

When I die throw my body in the back and drive me to the junk yard in my Cadillac.

[The Catholic religion] was something I carried with me, never forgot, brought into my music. And it's been in my music ever since.

You can revisit - the wonderful thing about my job is you can revisit your 22-year-old self or your 24-year-old self any particular night you want. The songs pick up some extra resonance, I hope, but they're still - they're there, and I can revisit that period of my life when I choose. So it's quite a nice experience.

A pop song is a condensed version of a life in three minutes, whereas, when you go to write your prose, you have to find the rhythm in your words, and you have to find the rhythm in the voice that you have found and the way you're speaking.