I don't like to be recognized on the street or in restaurants, and I don't like the whole celebrity thing.

Songwriting is like working on a jigsaw puzzle, and it doesn't make any sense until you find that last piece. It has to make sense or it doesn't work.

I just want to be as regular, and get by with doing the least amount of publicity, but still look really cool, you know? And get a bit of respect.

You try to be arrogant in songs because you can't be in real life.

I've done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that-stuff I'm not ashamed of, but that doesn't represent my legacy with the Pretenders...I think domesticity certainly doesn't make it easy to write, you know, because you've got a lot of distractions and I think a writer is always looking for distractions.

I think Bob Dylan's a good songwriter. I think he's the best songwriter in the world probably.

How much did you get for your soul?