One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside.

All men are created equal and all women are created equal as well, but [equality] seems much clearer when it comes to race issues. In the realms of man/woman, man/man, woman/woman love, it seems all up for grabs now. We are exploring so much, but I think we gotta go for the fight for all equality first.

Worrying too much about other people's ears and not my own, I lost my way.

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.