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

Things go in waves, and I might make a record every three years. That's enough for me, that satisfies me. And it satisfies the so-called public, because they don't really need a record every year. They don't even want one. There's other stuff out there for them to listen to.

Yeah, the industry has always been both the enemy and the best friend of the artist. They need each other. That's the bottom line.

Everyone has their set of problems and I'm certainly not going to sensationalize mine or try to evoke pity or sympathy out of people because I don't think they warrant that sort of thing. That's my private karma that I have to work out.

Music reflects the time that it's being made in, and so certainly, the music that's being made in 1986 by a 14-year-old kid will reflect some magic of 1986 for him if he's an inspired and creative musician.

One person can make all the difference in the world. For the first time in recorded human history, we have the fate of the whole planet in our hands.

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss