I go to put my arm around you and you give me a look like I'm way out of bounds.

What excites me about a lot of the artists I love - and I realize, well, they created their own personal world that I could enter into through their music and through their songwriting. There's people that can do it instrumentally, like Jimi Hendrix or Edge of U2 or Pete Townshend. I didn't have as unique - a purely musical signature. I was a creature of a lot of different influences.

All people have is hope. That's what brings the next day and whatever that day may bring... A hope grounded in the real world of living, friendship, work, family...

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

Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country.

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

Blood moon risin' in a sky of black dust, tell me baby, who do you trust?