I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it.

Here's a story that I really want to tell about Bo Diddley at the OK corral.

Enjoy every sandwich.

Send lawyers, guns, and money. Dad, get me out of this.

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.

But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging. ... Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too. ... And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard. ... Dylan can do no wrong. ... Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. ... I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.

The hurt gets worse as the heart grows harder.