I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar.

...what threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of other things.

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

Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don't need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don't need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

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.