A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.
And wouldn't it be great if Bush said, 'I screwed up, I misjudged, it was my mistake'
Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.
He told me, 'Don't give me an album of pop songs like people will expect, songs that will get played on the radio. Take some risks.'
I couldn't get out of town fast enough, to go and hide. I went down to Delmar, north of San Diego, and pretty well did nothing for a year, just hibernated.
I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.
I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.
I remember sitting next to a girl, a woman, on a flight a few years ago. She'd had a couple of drinks and she said, 'Can I tell you something?' I said, 'Sure.' She said, 'I can't make out properly unless I'm listening to your music'.' He smiles at the memory. 'So that's been my contribution.
I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.
I think Bush is just about the poorest president we've ever had. You'd have to go back before I was born to find a worse one.
I was blown away by the standing ovation. I've had tributes before, sure, but I don't retain that feeling, and I wasn't prepared for it on Tuesday. But maybe you shouldn't retain these things or you'd be on a permanent high.
I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.
I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.
If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.
If you're not in agreement with whatever he wants, well, he's not the smartest guy in the room, and his reaction process is pretty much what we saw at 9/11, when they told him in the classroom about the towers and he went on reading the kids' book, and then disappeared for a day in the sky.
It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.
Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.
Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.
The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's important.
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