Having A Child At 55... That's Optimism.

My Objection To The Death Penalty Is Based On The Idea That This Is A Democracy, And In A Democracy The Government Is Me, And If The Government Kills Somebody Then I'm Killing Somebody.

I Was Comparatively Late In Understanding Bob Dylan's Overwhelming Importance As A Songwriter. Everybody Who Does My Job Exists In The Shadow Of Bob Dylan. There Are Two Categories: Dylan And Everybody Else. It's As Simple As That. And It's Going To Be That Way Until He Dies.

Me, I'm Spiritually Retarded, I Need To Be Knee Deep In Water With A Fly Rod In My Hands, That's About As Close To God As I Get.

I'm One Of The Few People That I Know That Sings Better Than They Did 20 Years Ago.

I Still Write More Songs About Girls Than Anything Else.