Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.

Some people never say the words ‘I love you’, for like a child they’re longing to be told.

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good.

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.

I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died. If I never loved I never would have cried...I am a rock.

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.