In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly.

Singing, it's like it's like loving somebody, it's a supreme emotional and physical experience.

I'm one of those regular weird people.

It's hard to be free but when it works, it's worth it!

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time. That's all I ever wanted. Except I knew I had a good voice and I could always get a couple of beers off of it. All of a sudden someone threw me in this rock 'n' roll band. They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me. And I decided then and there that that was it. I never wanted to do anything else. It was better than it had been with any man, you know. Maybe that's the trouble.

I think I think too much. That's why I drink!