To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is "enjoy life." My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having.

Speaking as one who has abused privilege a long time, I tell you, it's great to be alive.

Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.

I write each song individually and each one calls for individual musicians, You sit around and wonder who can we get to play a Neil Young solo, and then you realize there`s a good chance you can get Neil himself.

I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did.

I can saw a woman in two - but you won't want to look in the box when I'm through.

I might have made a tactical error not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that didn't pay off.