Take risks. Take chances. Don’t be afraid. You gotta go into life brave.
I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, but I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands.
There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.
Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
I look in the mirror and think, ‘I don’t look like a rock star.’ I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers.
I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
I compare songwriting to childbirth. How many kids can you have before your uterus explodes?
Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
They’re sharing a drink they call lonliness, but it’s better than drinking alone.
There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright; Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.