You fit me better than my favorite sweater.

I was never successful in a noteworthy way, no one wrote about me, and I didn't have recognition. I've met a lot of musicians along the way who thought I was good, and they knew that was important to me. Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.

Dark and lonely. I need somebody to hold me

I think the thing I really got from Ginsberg was that you can tell a story through kind of painting pictures with words. And when I found out that you could have a profession doing that, it was thrilling to me. It just became my passion immediately, playing with words and poetry.

I think that plain old intellectualism [can be] a more powerful force than the idea of the femme fatale.

I pretend I'm not hurt, I walk about the world like I'm having fun.

When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying.