I wasn't accepted because I didn't accept the drug culture that most of my peers were involved in. Now it's like a locked room.

It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.

I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.

I got married and basically forgot about Elvis. Then Speedway came. That was the most fun of all, to see him every day all those weeks.

After 50, the rock 'n' roll road is a little absurd. It's very difficult to play these little places. You're out there on a rickety old bus with no place to shower.

Then all of a sudden, Quentin Tarantino comes along and puts a song from 40 years ago in one of his films and they've suddenly discovered you. That was a real gift that Quentin gave me.

There are a lot of people who would laugh at the idea of me being a good singer.