No one drives in Manhattan - in fact, many of the folks who live in Manhattan don't even have driving licenses!

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

Over time, I started becoming more aware of the vastness and complexity of the universe, which led me away from any sort of conventional Christianity. I still love the teachings of Christ, but I also believe that the human condition prevents us from having any true objective knowledge of the universe. All human belief systems are inherently flawed. If I had to label myself now, I'd call myself a Taoist-Christian-agnostic quantum mechanic. Also, there's nothing in the actual Bible that limits a Christian in their interest in science. Anti-science is a function of ignorant fundamentalism.

When I was a drunk, New York was the greatest place in the world. You walk everywhere, everything is open until four in the morning, and people go to New York looking for debauchery.

There's really no reason for any musician, writer, actor to ever take themselves seriously. If you work in a needle exchange, take yourself seriously. You're doing good work. If you're involved in hostage negotiations and saving lives, you can have a sense of entitlement.

I did a cover of the James Bond theme, and I felt like such a fraud, because the original is so good.

For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.