Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place. To make any impact at all you have to promote yourself with live performances ages before a release.

Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for.

One of my earliest memories was me singing 'Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' at the top of my voice when I was seven. I got totally carried away. My grandmother, Sarah, was in the next room. I didn't even realise she was there. I was terribly embarrassed.

Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And for some people, 'Fire and Rain' speaks to them in that way.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

There's a lot more information at hand and sometimes there's information overload and we become desensitized to it, so things start to mean less.

Though the body sleeps, the heart will never rest.