I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
Lyricists play with words.
Think globally, act locally.
Sadness isn't sadness. It's happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They're balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It's life that's jumped off a tall cliff.
If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.
It comes in handy in situations like that. People always expect you to be riding around in stretch limousines all the time, but I will sometimes take public transportation if it's convenient, and it does surprise people, you see the heads turn.