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.

I thought everybody could sing, because everybody in my family could.

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 constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.

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

Every single year since they invented sound recording it gets better and better. We've always improved it. With MP3, which just sounds awful, it's the first time in the history of recorded music that it sounds worse. It's really - and it's everywhere, it's ubiquitous.