I was suppose to be a Jesuit priest or a naval academy graduate.

When reality looks too ugly, fantasize.

[Writing] is edit, edit, edit. It's almost like getting a boat ready to go to sea. You've still got a countless number of things left to fix, but you've just got to go, "O.K., everybody get on the boat. We're going, ready or not."

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

We got to roll with the punches, play all of our hunches, make the best of whatever comes your way. Forget that blind ambition, learn to trust your intuition - plowing straight ahead, come what may.

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.

I still believe in rock and roll, it pays my bills.