I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circu….

Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of A….

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses..

Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody t….

If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens..

Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one..

I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelp….

Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard..

Around 1974, I graduated into the occult, and spent a sold six or seven years immersed in the Kabala and the Chaldean, Celtic, and Druidic traditions….

Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to..

Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death..

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself..

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth..

Success and failure are equally surprising..

You must always be very cautious and be as vigilant as you can. You work diligently to provide a secure environment,..

The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record..

I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to ….

When you have that first flash of what you think is going to be a great idea-from the mouth, from the hands-that's an amazing feeling. I don't think ….

The difference between me and other people in my generation is instead of saying the Internet's killing the record business, I say, 'Who cares about ….

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990..

I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren..