Sometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name.

I'm trying to get music ideas that come and keep them alive. It's like carrying water in your hands. I want to keep it all, and sometimes by the time you get to the studio you have nothing.

bringing up children was]like living with a bunch of drunks...you really have to be on your toes all the time.

I like turning on two radios at once. I like hearing things wrong… I get a lot of ideas by mishearing things.

Well, it's either kiss me or kill me, that's how I see it.

It's hard to win when you always lose.

I was always laughing in church.