I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.

Most of my songs are about insensitivity of some kind.

Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that's worth it.

I sit here in this chair, I pour myself some whiskey, and watch my troubles vanish into the air.

I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something.

Cleveland, city of light! City of magic!

I've often written about places that are totally different from anything I know. Sometimes they turn out better.