Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You'll have plenty of time to be low-key when you're laid out on the slab..

I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me..

You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love..

There aren't that many superstars around anymore..

Velvet Elvis never puts on weight..

My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation..

In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I've been able to hang around longer than most "serious" acts. I pride myself in being a ve….

In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people would soon forget about me..

I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head..

You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block..

So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its….

When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that wa….

As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me..

Beans, beans, the magic legumes - the more you ingest, the more you consume..

A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se..

Ever since the day you left me, I've been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here..

When I swore that you're getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey..

A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years..

I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it's very difficult to figure out where I fit..

I don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garag….

You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't many hits that everybody knows, and there aren't many real superstars..