My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe.

A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

I went to Paris in 1989 when the Americans didn't quite know what to do with me at first. Now, all those years later, it's kind of the same story. Not the same scenario, but kind of the same story.

If you ask a hundred people, they all give you different answers.

For the last few years, it's been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you're in with the cool crowd, you can't be happy.

My career has been a gradual climb. I think that's part of the reason why I've had longevity.

I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.