Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: August 25, 1954
The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel..
Songs are more powerful than books..
Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent..
I started with rock n' roll and...then you start to take it apart like a child with a toy and you see there's blues and there's country...Then you go….
I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies..
When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want..
Music is more like water than a rhinoceros. It doesn't charge madly down one path. It runs away in every direction..
I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused..
The people with the most resources are the federal government. If you can invade a country halfway across the world in a matter of days, you can sure….
My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant..
I can't say anymore than I love you. Anything else would be a waste of breath..
I'm not even sure what I want, but that's not the point - it's that I want it now..
Women hear rhythm differently than men..
Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff..
Oh I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes..
Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me..
There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in something. Five subjects,….
Nonsense prevails, modesty fails Grace and virtue turn into stupidity While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise And our lea….
History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats..
Was it a millionaire who said, "Imagine no possessions"?.
I wish you luck with a capital F..