Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.

I don't think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really escape the influence.

It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor.

And a rock feels no pain; And an island never cries.

If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.

It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.

Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.