I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.

Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love.

When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.

Songs are more powerful than books.

[Commercial radio] is owned by one or two corporations now, and they're not in the music business. They're in the advertising business.... So let's not kid ourselves. If you want to hear music, go buy a guitar.

'Content' is a word that has never sat well with me. Like 'maturity'. They are two words I've never liked. I think they imply some sort of decay. A settling.

If it wasn't for some acci-accidents, then some would never learn.