“‘Excitement’ isn’t the word. I felt thrilled, vindicated, validated; my head spun with the possibility of actually making something of all this.” – pg. 98
“Songwriters […] draw you into a world they created and sustain your interest in the things that obsessed them.” – pg. 166
“You’re writing with no sure prospect of ever being heard.” – pg. 178
“And if somebody had to be the future, why not me?” – pg. 202
“[Bob] Dylan, of course, threaded through the imagery and the idea of not just writing about SOMETHING but writing about EVERYTHING.” – pg. 208
“If you want to burn bright, hard, and long […], you will need to develop some craft and a creative intelligence that will lead you farther when things get dicey.” – pg. 213
“My writing was focusing itself around identity issues – who am I, who are we, what and where is home, what constitutes manhood, adulthood, what are your freedoms and your responsibilities.” – pg. 216
“It’s a privilege to exchange smiles, soul and heart directly with the people in front of you.” – pg. 217
“What makes something great may also be one of its weaknesses, just like in people.” – pg. 222
“Get the fuck out of my mind and into my feet, my heart.” – pg. 228
“I know I’m good but I’m also a poser. That’s artistic balance!” – pg. 228
“I’ve learned you’ve got to pull up the things that mean something to you in order for them to mean anything to your audience.” – pg. 267
“No, you can’t tell people anything, you’ve got to show ’em.” – pg. 270
“Perhaps it’s the curse of the imaginative mind. Or perhaps it’s the ‘running’ in you. You simply can’t stop imagining other worlds, other loves, other places […]. That ‘possibility of everything’ is just ‘nothing’ dressed up in a monkey suit.” – pg. 274
“We all need a little of our madness.” – pg. 285
“All popular artists get caught between making records and making music. If you’re lucky, sometimes it’s the same thing.” – pg. 300
“You can blow your fortune, should you be lucky enough to obtain one, and make it back, damage your reputation and, with effort and dedication, often restore it. But time… time lost is gone for good.” – pg. 311
“You never completely control the arc of your career.” – pg. 324
“You never know what’s going to come out of your heart and find its way out of your mouth.” – pg. 495
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