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

I heard a political message in rock music. A liberation message. A message of freedom. I heard it in Elvis' voice.

In the end what you don't surrender, well, the world just strips away.

That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.

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

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.