People call me wild. Not really though, I'm not.I guess I've never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I'm country.

After about three lessons [my] voice teacher said, "Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way. You're a song stylist. Always do it your way."

I was wearing black clothes almost from the beginning. I feel comfortable in black. I felt like black looked good onstage, that it was attractive, so I started wearing it all the time.

People ask me where I got my singing style. I didn't copy my style from anybody.

Be yourself. Embrace your quirks.

I actually felt sorry for Liverpool bands like Bunnymen and Wah!, having this immense pressure of following the Beatles. I suppose I responded to that challenge by being nothing like them. I carved my own thing.