There have been times when I've written something and it goes out and it comes back in a letter from some kid as to what they think about it and I've taken their analysis to heart so much that I have taken up his thing. Writing what my audience is telling me to write.

You'd like to know me well, but I've got things inside my head that even I can't face.

When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.

I think every time I said, "I'm working with Nile [Rodgers]," the reaction was, "Oh, great. I love 'Let's Dance.' " I think that's pretty expected. I'm not sure Nile and I went in consciously not to make "Let's Dance." We just wanted to work together again.

It makes me sad when I see artists who come alive when they go onstage, because, gee, I really come alive when I'm home.

He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar.

There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted to go see Chuck Berry were completely forbidden.