It's hard to be a saint in the city.

I believe the war on poverty is a more American idea than the war on the war on poverty. I believe that most people feel like that. And I believe that it ain't over till it's over.

The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died. We drove to Memphis, the sky was hard and black.

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience.

Blame it on the lies that killed us. Blame it on the truth that ran us down.

When you get fat and lose your hunger. That is when you know the sellout has happened.

I think you can get to a point where nihilism, if that's the right word, is overwhelming, and the basic laws that society has set up - either religious or social laws - become meaningless.