There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl.

My record producer [David Kahne] said the major record labels these days are like dinosaurs sitting around discussing the asteroid. They know it's going to hit. They don't know when, they don't know where it's coming from. But it's sort of hit already. With iTunes, and all of that.

It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use one-tenth of our brain. Just think of what we could accomplish if we could only tap that hidden part! It would mean a whole new world if the politicians would take LSD. There wouldn't be any more war or poverty or famine.

Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.

I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.

And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.

I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need.