“Every country I’ve had different hit records, so we have to change the set to fit the country.”

Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods? Where’s the street-wise Hercules, to fight the rising odds?

I havent had a big hit record in America since 1987.

You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous.

I’ve never taken drugs. My drug, I suppose, is drink. I never drink before I sing, but I do make up for it when I come off!

I love Tina Turner. I’m one of Tina Turner’s biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a singer. A role model and in a way she gave me back my confidence in choosing my material.

I don’t know if the record is going to happen. I don’t really think about the record. There are other things I worry about.

Since 1980, we’ve used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They’re in the Congressional Record

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.

Hearing the record and seeing the response is affirming that it was the right time and right choice.

First of all I love Empire Records and That Thing You Do and all the movies he did from that era. He hates when I bring that up.

I’m continuing to produce and will start a new record soon, as well.

Disaster is rarely as pervasive as it seems from recorded accounts. The fact of being on the record makes it appear continuous and ubiquitous whereas it is more likely to have been sporadic both in time and place.

I have a habit of recording records very quickly – and not in a haphazardly way, not in a way where I’m not focused on details, because I’m a freak when it comes to that.