I've had death threats, but I've never been fearful for my life. Although I have traveled with security since the '60s.

I was fortunate enough to be raised in a, in a very romantic time in terms of music, and the music itself simple reflected the much more romantic time.

I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave.

It's good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

I don't have dinner parties - I eat my dinner in bed.

I've never gotten enough credit!

We have a tremendous opportunity to try to start solving some of our overwhelming problems with population related environment, related to the hatred that exists between countries and religions, so we have a tremendous opportunity, but the dangers are very clearly there.