Rampant eclecticism is my middle name.

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.

the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to sound like my washing machine.

Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems.

I was never bored because I always had a book. So I had a doorway into another world or another universe. It was great.

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

Life's full of loss, who knows the cost, living in the memory of the love that never was.