Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.

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

I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

To get the stuff out of you, especially if what you're dealing with is yourself, requires you to open up and touch tender spots. You have to be anesthetized a little bit.

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 were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.