The only reason to be with somebody is that they make you a better person and you make them a better person.

A lot of singers that I've heard that I may not like their sensibility, but I see that they're entitled to whatever they get. People don't get there without talent, they really don't.

I love sex as much as I love music, and I think it's as hard to do.

When I would be on the stage singing, I would see a movie of something that happened, I would be telling the story. I would be describing the story in sound, but my goal would be to make somebody else run their own movie.

I think if the United States gave anything to culture at large in the 20th century, the most important contribution made was the popular song.

I can't draw. But I can draw with sound. That's the most useful thing I learned in terms of what my craft is... The arrangements were mine. They were little lines and stuff that I had written myself... And I was locked into this idea that vocals didn't count, melodies didn't count, songwriting craftsmanship didn't count. The only thing that counted was high arching guitar solos...

There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.