If I have more creativity that I want to get out of me, I try to find other ways than pursuing solo records so much.

I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y'know, just see where roads lead.

You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.

Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.

The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.

I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That's three college funds.

If you're a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.

I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates.

I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.

Everyone thinks I'm a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I'll just flip 'em the bird!

I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway.

Pretend you're not spending $3 to read one of my books but buying me a coffee and having a conversation about yourself.

I never had the high-paying job or the company car. It took me over a decade to pay off my student loans. I never had to worry about where to dock my yacht to reduce my taxes.

I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow up freestyling.

I am personally not advocating violence. I am simply saying that it is a morally acceptable tactic and it may be useful in the struggle for animal liberation. I don't know.

I can already feel myself getting fed up with boys and I haven't had anything to do with them yet" - Georgia Nicolson

When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.

Let us make hay while the sun shines.

There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them.

To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

Your longevity and health are more determined by your ZIP code than they are by your genetic code.