I guess I've always lived upside down when I want things I can't have.

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

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.

If you can make a little painting for the ears with a few words, well, I like words; I like cutting them up and finding different ways of saying the same thing... I get into a spell, and it all comes easy. I don't labor over it. I go inside the song, I think you make yourself an antenna for songs, and songs want to be around you. And then they bring other songs along, and then they're all sitting around, and they're drinkin' your beer, and they're sleeping on the floor. And they are using the phone, they're rude, thankless little f---ers.

I'll take a rusty nail and scratch your initials on my arm.

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.

Unfortunately, I made the mistake at one point of putting my address on the back of one of my albums, just to find out what would happen. I received a lot of disturbing mail and calls. Actually, I was living in a hotel, so it was easy enough to find the number. I got a kick out of it for a while. Then I realized what I'd done.