She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles.

When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don't stop. There has to be something else. I think it's the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.

I meet so many people that just sort of say, "I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me" or "It changed my life."

I don't know anything about the Appalachian mountains or cowboys and Indians or anything. I just made it up.

No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.

It's as serious as anyone ever gets, you know. It's just words. It's just good poetry.

It's not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there's a pretty good chance you'd call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.