My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life.

I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point.

Sonnets are guys writing in English, imitating an Italian song form. It was a form definitely sung as often as it was recited.

You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.

I love baseball. I'll probably end up one of those old farts who go to spring training in Florida every year and drive from game to game all day.

Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.