I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.

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.

My training makes me uneasy with a happy mystery.

Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.

I grew to manhood in the Ohio State Penitentiary.

The walls of isolation are not as solid as your suffering makes them seem.

It doesn't matter if it's raining and dark. The sun is shining above the clouds.

Never judge your own writing. You're not fit to do so.

A sound banker, alas, is not one who foresees danger and avoids it, but one who, when he is ruined, is ruined in a conventional way along with his fellows, so that no one can really blame him.

I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a film.

Study everything, but study yourself first.

What do you have to do? Pack your bags, Go to the station without them, Catch the train, And leave your self behind.