It is just that I don't want a wife and I don't want kids.

Probably over half of America does not have a passport. If young people could spend two weeks of their life in India or pick an African country to go to for 2-3 weeks and really see how life can be. That might be a real good thing because I think they would see things even if the trip was a nightmare. I think they might understand more of the mechanics of the world.

There's no retirement, there's just a few years of non-work by the fire with someone bringing you some tea and relative peace and playing with the grandchildren.

When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done.

Whenever I write lyrics, in the back of my mind I always see a guy driving to work, driving to a really bad job, one of those horrible institutions, or one of those low squat buildings in Los Angeles. I write with that person in my mind.

Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice.

But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.