Most of these - most people's stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography.

I studied other singers, so I would learn how to phrase, and learn how to breathe. And the main thing was, I learned how to inhabit my song.

I've always loved the fact that Bob's [Dylan] been able to sustain his mystery over 50 or 60 years.

She's a walkin', talkin' reason to live.

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it.

On any given night, what allows me to get to that higher ground is the audience.

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off, so that's a big part of it. Also, I like to get up onstage and behave insanely or express myself physically, and the band can get pretty silly.