I would like to live to a ripe old age and raise watermelons in Wyoming.

Raymond Chandler managed to write about L.A. his whole career. Should I keep going writing about New York? Is that what I should be doing? Songwriting doesn't work that way.

I've become completely well adjusted to being a cult figure.

The baby sits in front of MTV watching violent fantasies, while Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport only to find his heroes all coked up.

You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it.

I wish I had a talking book that told me how to act and look, a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories

I'm tearing down Route 80 East, the sun's on my right side. I'm drunk, but my vision's good.