I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn't inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless.

If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if everyone who now has your music had actually bought your record.

Music files and downloading have indeed changed the currency of music to a great degree.

It's always been impressive to me when someone can really do what they want onstage. The audience has confidence in the performer and the performer has confidence in the crowd.

Desperation is the secret to my steady employment. I am not interested in downtime. I really like to keep working all the time and I always feel like I'm in the mail room of life; working up.

But can a song stop a war? If Bob Marley and Bob Dylan couldn't do it, it can't be done.

You know, we are one nation under a god. Yes, you were right. An angry, crack slinging god who decorates with bullets and spent condoms.