Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.

I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly.

I'm pretty much the same person I was 20 years ago. My politics haven't changed. I have the same feeling of idealism. But I am a little bit wiser and more experienced.

I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it

What seems conceit, bad manners or cynicism is always a sign of things no ear have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.

Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.

I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way