I've been married three times, really I should only have been married once.

I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker.

Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire.

I understand that we are actually complicated people but we are also dreadfully simple.

I don't believe in any kind of artistic snobbery or musical snobbery. You know, to me, the sexiest and the most spiritual words ever uttered in rock and roll are wop babaloo balop bam boom.

Maybe it was mean, but I really don't think so. You asked for the truth and I told you.

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's kind of a calling in Irish voices when they're singing in their Irish accent.

When I kissed you, you didn't mind. I thought I tasted of too many cigarettes, but you tasted like wine.

It is such a terrifying thing to see a man cry.

Do we ever get what we really want? Do we ever achieve what our powers have ostensibly equipped us for? No: everything works by contraries.

The abnormal, the sick, the vicious have become more and more interwoven into the violent culture of the United States. Into the way news is seen, into the way movies are seen.

I love clothes so much, I always have. It's awesome to have designers invite me to their shows and openings and send me samples of their work.

Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.

The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.

If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night.

Contemplation places us in a purity and radiance which is far above our understanding.

Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.