The only time I made money was when I licensed my own solo guitar record, which sold maybe seven copies.

The history of pop is a progression of underground styles going mainstream, so there's nothing unusual about the White Stripes or Franz Ferdinand selling records.

My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped my thinking more than the work of any critic.

Meryl Streep, despite not being a Prime Minister, is reasonably convincing in 'The Iron Lady.'

I was happiest, frankly, when I had a day job and then I went and was in my band that I never, ever had dreams of making money, ever.

Eyes see lies that ears can't hear

However apart, soulmates never part.

The world knows nothing of you. That is my gift to you. You are no one.

My own approach to literary problems is very like the one Dr. Johnson's blind housekeeper used when she poured tea-she put her finger inside the cup.

I play how I feel. I don't have a set way of playing. I get going, looking to create danger.

Humor heals the heckler.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.

One of the difficulties with all our institutions is the fact that we've emphasized the reward instead of the service.

Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? I'm going out to find my woman, caught her messing around with another man.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.