I guess I haven't gotten over being lost, a wandering gypsy.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life.

When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

Love is still a simple act of faith, and a faithful heart is always worth the wait.

The music is key. It has the power to transport you. I go from being a slightly insecure, shy kind of a person offstage, to this super-confident, motivated, entity onstage.

Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.

Then come and as we lay, beside this sleepy glade, there I will sing to you my Longfellow serenade.

Drop your shrink and stop your drinkin', crunchy granola's neat.

If you want to know how old a woman is . . . ask her sister-in-law.

Music is one of my big orgasmic meters. I need it, I love it. I'm so happy when people bring it up because I love it. I need it.

My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves.

It is not enough to understand the natural world; the point is to defend and preserve it.

Let your monkey do it.

I knew how to die. It was the living that scared me.

The fish cannot leave the deep waters. The state's weaponry should not be displayed.

Always keep an eye out for other opportunities.

Let Catholics build their own churches and works.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.