I felt that in order to do what I wanted to do, I had to do certain things, and one of them was to have a hit in my own right. At least one.

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.

Write, ' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth.

I don't know...just a feeling, like in..." Xander thought for a moment. "Star Wars. You know, when Han Solo says, 'I've got a bad feeling about this'?

He who would lay hands upon us will encounter thorns and barbs!

I don't watch TV, so I feel like I'm left out of the American fabric or something.

Every game we play activates our brain, and it's the same brain we have in real life as we have in the game.

Some moments are perfect, and then someone comes along and f*cks it up. Ain't it always the way.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

I have a great deal of concern for any president and the amount of power they accumulate versus congress. I'm a stickler about the idea of separation of powers.

Climate change is a process that typically is non-linear. Even upon examination, it lives in comparison with other moments.

Opinions scattered indiscriminately about leave the mark of egotism.