People always did like to talk, didn't they? That's why I call myself a witch now: the Wicked Witch of the West, if you want the full glory of it. As long as people are going to call you a lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates y...
I remember working with Ray Charles when I was quite young, and I would wonder, 'Why would he sing 'Georgia On My Mind' and 'I Can't Stop Loving You' every night?' I said, 'Oh my God if I have to sing these songs, if I have to sing 'I Can't Stop Lovi...
Westereners often think that the East is one vast Buddhist temple, which is rather like thinking the West is one vast Carthusian monastery. If the [Western people who like Buddhism] were to visit the East, he'd certainly experience many new things, b...
There's a small club of women who are willing to age.
Art is a tool by which society extends its perception.
You can't rush an art form.
I'm a commercial artist, both in music and art.
Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.
I was always confident in my art and in myself as an artist.
I have a healthy view of what one can do with art.
Stage performing is a dying art form.
People in misery is what most important in art.
You say it best, when you say nothing at all.
Some of the best songs I've written, I've written in 10 minutes.
Peter Baltes was the best bassist I ever played with.
I'm happy when I'm doing what I do best.
Being married is the best thing that ever happened to me.
I think poetry is best read to oneself.
My mother was my best friend and confidante.
For me, the best vacation is just relaxing on the couch!
I just told you I wasn't a Satanist.
