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

I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint - I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they're so hard to find.

I’ve always believed that the way you affect your audience is more important than how many of them are there.

I'm just trying to make a buck like everyone else.

There's truths there that spiral out of what appears to be just a word game. That's what I find mystifying about the meanings of things: they kind of unscrew themselves from the practical words.

I don't know if any genuine meaningful change could ever result from a song. It's kind of like throwing peanuts at a gorilla.

My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.