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" The writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience. "

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" It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up. "

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" I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do. "

" I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business. "

" I've only been making records since 1991. When you look at the long-standing careers of people like Joni, it's not very long! "

" I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market. "

" I don't really cringe over any of my albums. "

" I think everyone became sick of Sheryl Crow. I actually became sick of Sheryl Crow. "

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" There's so much of it you can't control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public world. "

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" I've been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger. "

" I wish I was having as much fun as the press reports said I had. "

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" The video forum for me has been a source of great consternation because once you start projecting a look to a song, it robs the listener of their ability to adopt that song and make the lyric their own. "

" There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be. "

" However I am is however I am. When you see me onstage or in the press, there's not a lot of thought and calculation that goes into it. "

" The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that. "

" Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious, archetypal American heroes. "