We all love animals. Why do we call some 'pets' and others 'dinner?'

I don't consider my homosexuality a political thing. I consider it a sexual and spiritual thing. I only started going to political rallies to meet women.

I'm nearly 50. I'm past being photographed falling out of bars.

As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.

It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.

Television really has been my vehicle. I don't get played on the radio much, so I've relied on TV a lot.

I certainly fall in love with artists. I think that's probably the aspiration of an artist, to make a listener empathize so deeply that they do fall in love with you.