The older I get, there doesn't seem to be anything remotely more interesting than talking about love and the lack of it and what happens when it's taken away from someone who's had it.

If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination.

The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who have this indefinable attitude that are the good ones.

What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?

Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some sort of eccentric character with a cute accent.

I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches.

I loved Christmas. We had a really great time. But there wasn't - it was all - you had to be happy with, you know, an orange and a couple of walnuts, you know, in your stocking.

The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal.

Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it.

As long as my body holds out, I'll be grooving when I'm 70, and not some sort of horrible spectacle.

Be a military flier or be in a band; those were the two hippest things I could imagine.

So tell me, Tamara darlin', what other needs can I help you take care of?

A love that requires constant attention is a doomed love.

Nothing can grow under big trees.

God will finish what He authors, but He is not obligated to finish what He has not authored.

I'm developing a mild rash at the idea of "plugging" anything, because it's not how I roll.

I must be the oldest living child soprano.

Unsustainable situations usually go on longer than most economists think possible. But they always end, and when they do, it's often painful.

We don't come here for our health.

I feel as if I am an ad for the sale of a haunted house: 18 rooms $37,000 I’m yours ghosts and all.

As an entrepreneur, I try to push the limits. Pedal to the metal.