I can't sing a love song Like the way it's meant to be Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore But baby, that's just me

Elton John said to me, "I have all the negatives."

Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear

I have had some sorry-ass looks, but I'm the first one to laugh. I'm either to credit or to blame for the '80s.

We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past is not coming back. But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.

You're never going to see the fat Elvis in me. People I admired like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Belushi all died at 27. I've got jeans older than that.

Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That's the power of individuals.