I don't make records for pleasure. I did when I was a younger artist, but I don't today. I record so that I can feed people what they need, what they feel. Hopefully, I record so that I can help someone overcome a bad time

Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more, but each hurt makes my love stronger than before.

Give out some love and you'll find peace sublime.

The more I lived with Jan, the more I loved her, the more I made her miserable. It was a vicious cycle (page 209)……The more I loved her the more I hated her. And the more she loved me, the more I harmed myself (page 269).

Music is one of the closest link-ups with God that we can probably experience. I think it's a common vibrating tone of the musical notes that holds all life together.

When I get that feeling, I want some sexual healing.

I've never had any problems with women. Having been one of the world's greatest womanizers they've probably had more problems with me.