All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

I cannot separate the man you are now from the boy you were then, and it's killing me. I wanted everything for you, son.I still do.

Certain voices heardare heardnot becausethey are phonetic...But, from one soulthey head, to another, in the form of magic.(Poem: When, When a not, Book: Ginger and Honey)

The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m.

In the race of life I would rather to be around the best and sink than to be around mediocrity and swim.

Character is made of duty and love and sympathy, and, above all, of living and working for others.

There's no such thing as going to a soapbox and saying, 'The government's corrupt,' and not having the intelligence service see your face. In the digital world, that can be done.

I love in you everybody, I love through you the world, I love in you also myself.

Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein.

I think one lesson we have to learn is that there's a lot more risk than we're giving credit to, a lot more what economist calls systematic risk.

I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith].