The obstacles are great and the suffering is great and people have got to make a living.
There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.
I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.
Some people, it [songwriting] comes faster. Some people, it comes slower.
You win a while, and then it’s done - Your little winning streak.
I read with some amusement my reputation as a ladies' man. My friends are amused by that, too, because they know my life.