Someone like Ashlee Simpson, she lip-synchs on 'Saturday Night Live,' gets totally called out la Milli Vanilli, and no one really cares that much. It doesn't make me hate Ashlee; she's just taking instructions.

It's hard to keep your backbone straight in America. It's easy to turn into that which you hate, and to get smashed.

Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.

I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history.

All I have is me. Over-worked, under-appreciated, middle-aged, and shriveled up.

Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with lead.

A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.