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

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

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.

The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again

I don't really like to write at a desk. I like to write when driving in a car. ... Once you're working on it, you're working on it all the time, and sometimes stuff'll come in the middle of the night, in a dream or something. Your mind is working on it all the time.

Who am I to blow against the wind?

I'm always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.