It takes a very long time to become young.
I drink for the effect, because it loosens up the tongue a little bit.
Sometimes, I write '60s or '80s style pop songs.
I'd been bumming around in bands since my school days.
Back in the '80s, I was known for being reclusive, often shying away from media attention.
I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.
When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.
Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.
I found it was really impossible for me to write songs when I couldn't sing.
I grew up in trailer houses in New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma.
I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.
I like Marilyn Monroe; she was super glam, weren't she?
I was buying Bob Dylan mainly, everything I could get hold of by him.
Brandy is one of my favorite vocalists. Jay-Z is my favorite emcee outside of Biggie.
As you get older what you think was 10 years ago was actually 15 years ago.
Folk-rock hasn't changed much over the decades since the Byrds started it.
You don't see a lot of difference between the Gin Blossoms and the Byrds.
As a songwriter, it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity.
These days I can really get the strings to snap if I want.
If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you.
My band can tell you, I'd rather do anything than rehearse.
