I've read somewhere that when you're writing, you should stop while you're doing well so you always want to go back to work.

Hey, I didn't make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did.

I read the Life magazine articles about free love and free dope in California. At age 20 I drove to Los Angeles.

People don't care how you feel. You need to paint pictures, you need to tell stories. That's what people want. They want to be entertained. Then all of the other stuff kind of filters across as part of the whole thing.

I really think one of the greatest allies you can have is the imagination of your audience.

I wanted to sing songs that my voice was comfortable with.

Follow your musical instincts. Do what you feel is right. Don't be relegated to a certain category.