A little child in Ethiopia will die before this song is through.
What I do now is all my dad's fault, because he bought me a guitar as a boy, for no apparent reason.
I've still got a brilliant head of hair, which refuses to lay down.
I'm very proud of my well-earned wrinkles, so show 'em.
You shouldn't be in the music business if you're posing.
I can't do that wonderful thing that Tom Waits and Bob Dylan do - to do imagery. I'm not good at that. I just write from the heart.