I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

So rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background music. It's kind of the same way the cabdrivers use music; it's very disposable. But, that doesn't mean there aren't a great number of artists who are doing things to change that.

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.

If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.

I tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater. But, I didn't wanna do all of this. I would've been satisfied to do it, like, on the weekends among friends, and to have a regular job.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.