...music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.

The phrasing didn't work as well.

Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.

People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.

Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.

I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.

If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.

Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.

Life I love you, all is groovy.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.