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

I don't mind doing two or three Eagles songs and playing the drums. I'm not one of those artists who's going to sit here and deny the past.

I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him.

Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back.

Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

There is not wrong, there is no right, and I will sleep very well tonight.

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