Part of the shabbiness of our culture, if indeed it is shabby, is that it doesn't seem to prepare people. With all the songs about love and all the movies and all the books, there doesn't seem to be any way that we can prepare the human heart for this experience.

Take one step to the side and it's all absurd.

We do what only lovers can: make a gift out of necessity.

Love is a fire/It burns everyone/It disfigures everyone/It is the world's excuse for being ugly.

Never make a decision when you need to pee.

My sense of proprietorship has been so weak that actually I didn't pay attention and I lost the copyrights on a lot of the songs.

this is every musician's dream, to stand in front of an audience and not have to prove your credentials.