You know, every year has been fantastic for me, I'm still here, I'm still alive and it's been fantastic.

Do you know anybody under 25 that gives a damn whether you marry a man if you're a man or if you marry a woman if you're a woman? No.

After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it.

I wasnt thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect.

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

Teach your children well...and feed them on your dreams...Don't ever ask them why. If they told you you would cry. So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.

I find it somewhat difficult to write with other people, although it has happened occasionally.