Now the old boy may be barely breathing, but the heart of rock and roll is still beating.

I grew up in Marin County north of San Francisco, and in the 1950s and '60s it was a natural paradise.

Film is a lark to me - thank God I don't have to make a living from it.

I got a very good life. I sold plenty of records, I get recognized plenty, I can always have somebody call up and get me a fine table at a restaurant. What do you really need, ultimately?

I'm a tired runner in the human race.

The power of love is a curious thing, make one man weep, make another man sing. Change a hawk to a little white dove, more than a feeling, that's the power of love.

Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and 'Sports' theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time.