I'm pretty much a realist. There's a certain age you get to when you're not really going to be shown anymore.

I find the fact that so few people buy albums to be strangely emancipating. There's absolutely no reason for 99% of musicians making albums to think about actually selling albums. So as a musician you can just make an album for the love of making albums.

I don't know many artists who are happy with themselves all of the time.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He's got such a wicked sense of humor.

I just want to try - on a daily basis keep trying - to make music that I really love.

There are a lot of great animal rights organizations who save dogs and save cats, but the Humane Society is actually really good at working with Congress and getting legislation actually passed.