” I heard Springsteen was an unhappy person. I don’t know, I haven’t read his biography. But a lot of people in my field should be a lot more unhappy than they are. “
” I don’t have time for language poetry anymore. I don’t want to throw people off anymore. “
” For a long time, I’ve struggled very, very much with what people call treatment-resistant depression. “
” Like they used to say about Joe Montana, he threw soft because he couldn’t throw hard. He was successful because he didn’t try to do what he couldn’t. I couldn’t rock out harder than everybody, or overpower people with mastery like Jack White of the White Stripes, so why try? That’s why I’ve always worked harder on words. “
” I was much further along as a poet than as a songwriter, but the songs were getting more attention. They were doing what art is supposed to do, mixing it up with people. “
” Intellectuals and creative people, once they start talking about God they get put into this other category: ‘I don’t go to people’s music like that to understand my life. “
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