"I don't pretend to be a guru. I'm just a guy who writes songs."

"The whole thing about the Beatles was that we were all individuals, but we were a group."

"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

"I used to be cruel to my woman. I beat her and kept her from the things that she loved. Man, I was mean, but I'm changing my scene and I'm doing the best that I can."

"I'm not a fantasy. I'm a human being."