If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away.

Maybe I'm a prehistoric monster by being an individual. It's highly likely. All I offer to others is their own individuality. Grab it!

Anybody who says, "Look, John, I'm a politician. Don't believe a word I say," is a friend of mine.

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

What I like or dislike in music is my internal affair. I never want an audience out there to be influenced because John said. I don't want to have to endure that kind of nonsense. I work for the art of the individual.

Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.