I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.

If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything.

Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big.

Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden?

I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.

Nothing should be an issue when it comes to sexuality in the first place. Music is the one artform where people feel comfortable coming out.

I've been going to Russia since 1979. I've been going quite frequently, and I've always had a wonderful rapport with the Russian audiences and with the Russian people.