I get most of my news from the Jon Stewart Daily Show.It's the most level commentary you can find.You have to laugh, because it's all so true.It's the closest thing to a counterculture.

Check out the albums, ... Check out the live performances. That's the reality of it all. Music is such an energizing thing.

I do the best I can with any instrument I get attracted to. But they're just tools in order for you to express yourself and that's really the upshot of it.

I keep healthy and I'm always very active and always have been so. I don't really see any signs of aging yet. Music keeps you young.

I also went to art school and learned to play a piano there, but I play by ear.

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really.

Everybody I know in England was raised on Mose Allison.

I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.

Have your one good cry, pick your chin up, smile, and move on to the positive.

He thinks about his teacher in his literary class, he's staring at her legs.

A mouse is small and can go unnoticed: but there is no limit to what a brave heart and a fearless spirit can achieve.

And the dancing has begun now, And the Dancings whirl round gaily In the waltz's giddy mazes, And the ground beneath them trembles.

All things change. Cultivate flexibility rather than perfection.

I haven't actually seen a Lady Gaga tour, but I do think she's very good.

I'm the character actor in Hollywood movies, the girl who has to be annoying so the guy can go to the other girl.

Since to be loved endures, To love is wise.

I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch.

Do you really believe in what you said or wrote – in the thing that’s bringing criticism? And if I do believe it, I can withstand anything.