I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.'

Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good.

If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life.

I've been asked to do various types of cruises.

In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique.

If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy.

I was just glad to meet somebody outside of my group of small town friends who was into music. Somebody else who had aspirations to do something more than sing at a record hop.

Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened.

The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed.

I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.

When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.

To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.

I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B.

Back in the early '90s, I started going to Nashville to do a lot of co-writes. One of the first people I met there was Keith Follese. Keith and his wife Adrienne are both songwriters, and we wrote some songs together.

You have to know when to strike and when to retreat.

The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.

The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.

I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists.

I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically.

I'm bad at math.

I'm really in such a fortunate position to have that foundation with Hall and Oates that lets me do whatever I want. That's the dream of a lot of creative people, and I don't take it for granted. I try to make the most of it.

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed.

'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.

Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity.