The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.

I know a man He came from my home town He wore his passion for his woman Like a thorny crown He said "Dolores I live in fear My love for you's so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear

It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.

We're living in a certain time, and we're aware of it. And that's part of what we're aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.

They've got a wall in China, it's a thousand miles long. To keep out the foreigners, they made it strong. And I've got a wall around me, you can't even see.

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.