It was my dream, and probably the dream of every one of us, to bring about a revision of the Versailles Treaty by peaceful means, which was provided for in that very treaty.
There's a lot of revisionist history that goes on these days about Iraq.
The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.
Writing for me is largely about rewriting.
There's something about rhetorical violence that is ugly and worrying.
I have become like a rhinoceros - thick-skinned - all the gossip about my numerous affairs does not bother me anymore.
Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if we're not really excited about it.
While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact.
I would've given my right arm to do something on the 'Ray' film, the movie about Ray Charles.
If you think about Protestant and Catholic or Shiite and Sunni, they are basically the same thing... one eats with their left hand, the other eats with their right hand.
People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
The important thing is that I'm clear about the love and respect that I got for Rihanna.
Every new revelation about the Obama Administration comes with the familiar musical notes of the Rod Serling TV classic ringing in my head: 'Do-dee-do-do, do-dee-do-do.'
I heard Robert Johnson way before I heard about Eric Clapton.
I'd worked for, during one period, for a PR firm, and for a while Rock Hudson was a client of ours, so I knew him well, and I knew when he had AIDS, that he had AIDS, but I would not write about that.
Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock-n-roll.
In middle school, I was really into the 'Redwall' series, about anthropomorphic rodents in medieval times. I had a bowl cut, too, if you need the full imagery.
Full-blooded romantic love I wouldn't be able to write about.
The more I learn about Mr. Romney, the less there is to admire.
In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about was under attack.
