Some day you do something where you use everything you know. You don't do it ostentatiously where you see the workings going on. But some day, if you're lucky, that will happen.

If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it, and I think it's a nice way to work, but I try to do the best I can and write what I like. I don't worry about it.

I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.

I'd like to explain why you fine young men had to be blown apart to defend this mud hole.

He got drunk last night, kicked Mama down the stairs. But I'm alright, so I don't care.

I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.

I'm interested in geography and weather and things like that, and if you don't write love songs, you've gotta go somewhere. I wrote a lot about places because that's what else there was. I had to stop myself from writing more of them.