I wasn't taking so many drugs that it was messing up my creative processes. It was a very good period, 1968 - there was a good feeling in the air. It was a very creative period for everyone.

I don't believe in original melodies. There are only so many computations of eight notes.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

There's hundreds of different ways of writing songs.

I don't think people care about the mechanics of songwriting.