Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I can understand that.

I think the music business is changing. Artists that don't want to tour and just want to collect royalty checks and stay home are not going to be able to do that.

I don't think I'm a political songwriter as much as I am just a political person. I think it's in my fabric.

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

I'm not a Democrat; I'm something well to the left of a Democrat, but I'm just realistic about the system.

The idea that murder victims' families are best served by continuing the cycle of violence is something that I consider to be not only a lie, but criminally negligent. You lie to victims' families when you tell them they're going to receive closure if they participate in the process and witness the execution of a human being.

I'm a very disciplined person when it comes to my work, but discipline can't save m from being a drug addict.