I'm from Texas. I hitchhiked to Tennessee when I was 19 years old, and it is really beautiful in Tennessee.

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.

I have a low tolerance for mediocrity in music and life. I'm into pain and joy and the in-between doesn't interest me.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

My son was diagnosed with autism. He's OK, he makes eye contact, but he doesn't talk. He needs eight hours a day of very intensive school, and you wouldn't even believe me if I told you how much it costs.

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.

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.