When I came to California, it was the mecca of the world. Every young person on the planet wanted to be here.

The rock & roll industry is very incestuous, and we have all been close at one time or another. A lot of beautiful music and a lot of beautiful times came from that. A lot of pain, too, because, inevitably, different relationships broke up.

I didn't like the sound of people gasping at the mere mention of my name. It horrified me...

I see music as fluid architecture.

During times like these, the wise are influential.

I thrive on change. That's probably why my chord changes are weird, because chords depict emotions. They'll be going along on one key and I'll drop off a cliff, and suddenly they will go into a whole other key signature. That will drive some people crazy, but that's how my life is.

I always thought the women of song don't get along, and I don't know why that is.