Mick Jagger can't even make a successful solo album, and the Stones are the biggest rock group that ever was.

I am an expert witness because I say I am.

I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on.

My creative life is a constant struggle to achieve a balance between letting things flow in and letting things flow out.

I'm fortunate that I've been in this business long enough that I've earned the right to be left alone by my record company.

I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable.

The wisdom that living brings, since I got a telegram from the God of simple things.