I wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star. It defines life for me. It's all I've ever imagined for myself.

The world has changed a lot since I started making records.I used to go into a studio and there were songs there, chosen for me to see if I liked them. I wasn't encouraged to write.

I love the live cut part of making records the surprises are the prizes.

I can't write about your pain; I only know my own.

I was an opening act for 10 years.

Now I can make a thousand dollars a night at a club.

I can find some way to make poetry out of my life's experiences.