When I first started, I worked with three chords in every bar, but I found that tied me down - I'm not a chord-change writer, I'm a songwriter.

It's much harder to play myself. If I ever do a movie again, it'll be a singing serial killer.

I've found for the last couple of years that the things that I can become most deeply involved with are songs that reflect my real feelings about things and so that what I've been writing about.

Crackling Rosie make me smile. God, if it lasts for an hour that's alright, to set the world right. Find us a dream that don't ask no questions.

I think I need to be married. Having a wife and family makes some sense out of all that I do, because I can't make any sense out of 20,000 adoring fans watching me for two hours.

I Am... I Said is a very complicated song and its complicated probably because my feelings were very complicated when I wrote it.

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.