The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.

A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots.

I don't want to own her, but I can't let her have it both ways. There is one too many of us.

In all my years of performing, no audience member has ever actually assaulted me. I consider this to be the singular triumph of my performing career.

I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long, like a worn-out recording of a favorite song.

I first had the thought about making a musical of 'Edwin Drood' as far back as 1971.

But thankfully, my first album, Wide Screen, was sort of a critics darling - everyone raved about it, but no one bought it. They only manufactured 10,000 copies; I wasnt even in the running for failure!