When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That's the challenge.

I write probably 80 percent of my stuff over the winter.

It took me a long time to learn how to write a good song.

I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.

It was 22 years of work in a row, right up until 1987. Twenty-two years in a row-either on tour, writing an album, or recording an album. It wasn't until 1987 that I was able to take a breath.