I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that came from.

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Only the good die young.

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. I'm in a New York state of mind.

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.

Guurl. Tell me. Do you keep your hair this long for religious reasons? Like, will you lose your strength if you cut it?--Terry, a member of the glam squad, to Khloe Richardson

Slow motion gets you there faster.

A society that respects women needs to elect leaders who care more about women's lives than they do about their or their company's bottom line.

Come, follow me, and leave the world to its babblings.

Sometimes thou seem'st not as thyself alone, But as the meaning of all things that are.

I support anyone's right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?

It's very hard to know what wisdom is

America should function as a Christian nation.

I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste.

Ills are many, blessings few, but dreams tonight will shelter you.