It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.

It was a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams!

There's not much you can do with a ukulele that doesn't sound happy.

I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something.

The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.

At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.

Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.

Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.

I like the natural sound of a room. All the rooms have their own sound, so it's a matter of putting it where you like and seeing what it sounds like.

Blind to all fault, destiny can be ruthless at one's slightest distraction.

Life has placed seeds of greatness in you. Let what you are capable of blossom.

You will never get the same from people you expect, Better ask to god he will give you more than that, Because in his world ego and attitude doesn't mean anything

It is pointless to complain about the problems of the world as long as we continue contributing to them.

Western audiences can gain an impression of China from my films. This is an excellent channel for promoting China's culture.

The crazy thing about it is she'd take him back, but the fool in him that walked out is the fool who just won't ask.

The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution.

It only took me two weeks to build the first version of Facebook because I had so much stuff before then.

When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.

From my perspective, we as a nation need to make policy a priority and drive the politics as a result of good policy.