Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak among other freaks

I'm the wrong kind of person to be really big and famous.

Music is worth doing just because. It doesn’t have to be justified by some political point of view, and it’s kind of insulting to the music to make it a tool for something else.

If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.

They say that God makes problems just to see what you can stand, before you do as the devil pleases.

I don't really think of time off as writing blocks. I think that's a western notion of demonizing inactivity. When your imagination decides it needs to take a nap. maybe that's what it needs to do.

If I seem to be reckless with myself,It's the fault of no one.All things have a placeUnder the moon as well as the sun.