If you hear Bing Crosby trying to swing, it doesn't work. He swings like a rusty gate.

Curiosity pulls people into the scam.

Recording an album and doing it live are like two different animals. There are some people that are great singers live, horrible in the studio.

If you get married, you become vulnerable.

I think Donald Trump is gonna do great. Because I've worked with him and known him a long time. He's a guy who is not programmed to fail.

I hate to say Napster kind of killed our business, but what can I tell ya?

No one sells records anymore. It's all about touring. It's all greatest hits records and box sets. And even those don't sell. People just go online.

I don't really play overseas stuff. I'm a bit of a dinosaur in that way. You gonna improve on a Les Paul or Fender Stratocaster? Those are perfect designs, and there is nothing to add really.

I've been a musician for 52 years professionally. I do it because, for me, I love it.

Donald Trump is a guy that's gets stuff done. If he says he's gonna do something, he does it. He doesn't worry about it. He's got thick skin. He's gonna do it. He's gonna bring jobs back.

Donald Trump is an "America first" guy. He said, "We protect everyone else's borders but our own."

Years ago R.N.A. was kind of a bit player in the cell. Now our picture's completely inverted, and we think R.N.A.'s really the important thing.

For there's nothing we read of in torture's inventions, Like a well-meaning dunce, with the best of intentions.

Air is beautiful, yet you cannot see it. It's soft, yet you cannot touch it. Air is a little like my brain.

If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an obvious effort to do so. Think twice before reserving a space in your heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.

I'm getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way.

When my parents died, it became clear to me that there was an end in sight. Death was never a real thing to me. And then when that happened I realized I only have so many years left, if I'm lucky.

To help someone in need is not charity it is proper etiquette.

The purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize with other people... For me, the movies are like a machine that generates empathy.

We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.

Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.