I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

A diaper is as inspiring as a drink.

Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life?

I've developed a bit of a fascination with John Denver. I always thought he was kind of tacky and somewhat revolting and had a kind of simplistic weirdness, but on second listen, he actually did have an incredible voice, and the blatant naiveté of his work is straight-edge, in a way.

I really do fear that I'm dying I really do fear that I'm dead I saw it in your eyes what I'm looking for I saw it in your eyes what will make me live.

Arguably, the relationship between Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland is one of the great mother-daughter sagas of all time. Certainly, for certain people, and a lot of them, Liza is the bigger star. Liza is the more kind of viable legend, shall we say. Then there's the other camp, where Judy is the one.

Well, my great lesson with that was I went to the same production twice - once completely high and once completely sober - and both times were equally wonderful.