I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.

It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.

Still, it's clear that there are lots of people out there who are uncomfortable [about racism]. The Civil War was a long time ago but there are aspects of it that remain unsettled.

I'm dreaming of a white president. Just like the ones we've always had. A real live white man. Who knows the score, how to handle money or start a war. Wouldn't even have to tell me what we were fighting for. He'd be the right man, if he were a white man.

What I'm most pleased about is that there's no particular decline. The songs I wrote 40 years ago are no worse and no better - there's a consistency.

I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.

Cleveland, city of light! City of magic!