I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.

My therapist says that I choose women that I couldn't possibly succeed in a relationship with because I really want to be alone. Which sounds complicated and convoluted to me, but I don't know. Maybe she's right. There's a part of me that wants that.

From the moment [Bob] Dylan arrived as a songwriter, he was [so] much better than everybody else around.

I still write more songs about girls than anything else.

I just had a child on purpose at age 56, I'm pretty f---ing optimistic.

I can deal with conservatives in a democracy. With real conservatives, I don't agree with them, but I understand why they believe what they believe and I believe they're being honest with me about it.

I do not believe Tony Blair was a fundamentally good man who went bad. I believe he was evil in the first place.