Psychologically, it's better that I think that I'm dirt.

Music is an amazing thing. I don't know if we really think about it the same way we consider a painting an amazing thing. I mean, a painting is, in quotes, imaginary. There is nothing on the canvas when you start; and writing a song, there is nothing there when you start.

Let's do what you fear most That from which you recoil But which still makes your eyes moist

The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry.

Herpes, AIDS, the Middle East at full throttle. Better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle.

The sickness of the mother runs on through the girl, leaving her small and helpless. Liquor flies through her brain with the force of a gun, leaving her running in circles.

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.