I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.

I know that when I make a record like The Delivery Man as a contrast to even Il Sogno, this is going to reach a wider audience, because it communicates in that very direct way.

It's what I do. I don't deserve any awards for this, it's just music. It's just writing songs. You sit down, you write a song, you record it. You tour and play the songs live, dress them up a bit differently, or dress them down.

Songs are more powerful than books.

Sometimes I write notes that I have difficulty singing.

The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.

When you work with new people, I think that it throws all of the matters into relief, because you have to explain yourself every time. It's like crossing a new border. They want to see your documents.