I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.

I'm really getting better at guitar. I'm not trapped behind a piano. You can get out and move with a guitar and still direct the band.

It's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.

Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken.

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.