I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone?

The Wisdom is old, the Koran is old, the Bible is old. Disagreements? Work 'em out.