I didn't vote for [President Bush]. But I've never said anything bad about the guy because I have respect for the office.

In our town, the most popular way out was joining the service. So my three best friends joined the Navy to get out. I didn't.

I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

It's all the same, only the names will change, everyday it seems we're wasting away. Another place, where the faces are so cold, I'd drive all night just to get back home.

Do you really want to know why I'm doing all this goodwill, and why I'm an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and why I gave a million to [relief efforts for Hurricane] Katrina? It's because I feel guilty about the huge hole in the ozone layer my haircuts created. It's my responsibility to right the wrongs of the Eighties.

My health and my family are the core of my being.

You know these love letters mix with whisky, just don't light a match when you kiss me.