It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets.

The more irrational of us are worried about the millennium ending - as if a date would really matter.

I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.

Humans make the mistake of believing that it is their right to survive. Species die out on this planet all the time without anyone noticing. The planet will still be there, and we must lose this attitude of divine right, that something will save us.

I've only paid lip service to a spiritual life.

Love is stronger than justice.