There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.

New York has always had a love for Southern artists. There's no place else that makes me feel like the city does. I just love the immediate nature of the city, you can get whatever you want whenever you want it and do whatever you want whenever you want to.

All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.

I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.

I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the most part, except for a few select friends, because I don't like to talk about music all the time.

There's no such thing as a teenager that listens to a single word their father says.

I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.