I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

These are the days of miracle and wonder.

Serious numbers will speak to us always.

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

My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it.

She said a good day ain't got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been