But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when I'm working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find.

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In America everything's about who's number one today.

In America everything's about who's number one today.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I...

See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I...

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album...

I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of...

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of...

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of...

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of...