I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all.

That's why I survived because I still believe I've got something to say.

When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil Taylor song. I used to run around the Village following Ornette Coleman wherever he played.

I don't really think about what the subject of my next album will be. I just know that I'm going to make another album.

Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat.

When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic that lets you survive your own war, you'll find that that fire is passion and there's a door up ahead - not a wall.

I want the principles of a timeless muse, I want to eradicate my negative views.