The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.

The Columbia years are the most sentimental for me. My parents were together through most of that time and we were a happy, sort of normal family.

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?

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.

You keep lyin' when you ought to be truthin'.

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.