Right away I thought I'd been hit by a hand grenade ... her (Joni Mitchells') voice, those words ... she nailed me to the back wall with two-inch spikes... I promptly fell in love with her...

Generally we don't really consciously do it as a purpose-driven thing. ... It's really just a response to life.

I am having so much fun performing, I feel almost guilty. I think, my God, I hope no one comes and busts me for this.

The stupid thing I incorrectly believed for a long time is that I believed for a long time that some politicians could sometimes tell the truth.

Jimi Hendrix could play better than our best guys and he did it while he was dancing while being completely outrageous.

I can't legislate a song into being, it just will not happen for me.

Alec Guinness classed up that movie [Star Wars]. Nobody else in that movie knew how to act. Nobody else had a clue of what they were doing. The young guy was a complete loss, absolutely couldn't act his way out of a bag, but Alec Guinness carried that movie. He was such a class act that it elevated the film to be a joy to watch.