In my imaginary utopian world there would be a greater allegiance between music writers and musicians.

[When I happen to] read interviews where people are such pros and they come out looking so good, [it comes off as] a little smug or something.

I see how 14-year old girls react to me and I think I'm a good role model. Rockstar maybe not, but I'm willing to play with it for a little while, until my hair gets gray.

That's the main work that I've done in my life - really wanting to get past that gender trap where there's a certain nudity in poetry. It's not about showing my soul, it's about observations.

The architecture of the song, if it's built properly, can withstand all kinds of things.

This is the thing I've noticed is that the greater the distance between you and any ordinary task is the measurement of how much rockstar potential you have.

I try not to focus on the gender issue too much but I think you have to acknowledge it in order for it to go away.