People tend to fear what they do not know, and what they fear they dislike.

I've enjoyed all the parts of my career.

I've never let a rhinestone go unturned

I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most important thing. It's how I express myself, how I express how I see things. When I see people struggling with emotions and feelings and don't know how to put it down, I'm able to do that. It's really like a therapy, and it's like a buddy and a friend. It's a way out of a lot of things.

I didn't know any gay people in my childhood.

People will use you as long as you let them.

Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time.