I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch

It's the same with men as with horses and dogs, nothing wants to die.

Jimmy Stewart said he stopped making movies because he didn't like the way he looked on screen anymore. I'm more the guy who says I look like hell but I'm going to see where it gets me.

The moon was sharp enough to draw blood from a stone

My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane.

Every single song has its own individual character and you can't treat each song the same way, because it wants to be treated differently and there are songs that are like scared birds that you have to sneak up on over the course of months in the woods.

I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.