You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.

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.

Praying for your children is the most powerful way you can care for them.

Giving back is the right thing to do, whether it's donating clothing or even just a smile to someone who needs it.

I'm a Beethoven freak. I listen to him all the time.

I've got four dogs, and I just don't do dog doo. I'm a diva when it comes to that.

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.

Spend your energy on things that make a difference.

You eat a lot of goat stomach when you're in North Africa. You eat whatever's put in front of you. I am a big proponent of that.

You can only sleep your way to the middle; you have to claw your way to the top.

Writing was in its origin, the voice of an absent person.

A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force.