I guess my view of America is of a real bighearted country, real compassionate.

I don't know many artists who are not crazy.

When I got into "Anna Karenina" and "Brothers Karamazov" and "Crime and Punishment," that was the stuff that - that had a big effect on me, because it was so psychological.

I think I created my particular stage persona out of my dad's life. And perhaps I even built it to suit him to some degree. I was looking for - when I was looking for a voice to mix with my voice, I put on my father's work clothes, as I say in the book, and I went to work.

The drummer in my first band was killed in Vietnam. He kind of signed up and joined the marines. Bart Hanes was his name. He was one of those guys that was jokin' all the time, always playin' the clown.

I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention.

We gotta get out while we're young, 'cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run.