I don't know if I know anyone, with the exception of the early inventors of rock music [who wasn't influenced by something].

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

For me, President Obama is our best choice because he has a vision of the United States as a place where we are all in this together.

You know hearts these days are cheap.

If you listen to the great Beatle records, the earliest ones where the lyrics are incredibly simple. Why are they still beautiful? Well, they're beautifully sung, beautifully played, and the mathematics in them is elegant. They retain their elegance.

cause down the shore everything's all right

You can't start a fire Worrying 'bout your little world falling apart This gun's for hire Even if we're just dancing in the dark