I've Been Reading [nikita] Khrushchev Remembers. I

We've Learned Over The Years That If We Wanted We Could Write Anything That Just Felt Good Or Sounded Good And It Didn't Necessarily Have To Have Any Particular Meaning To Us. As Odd As It Seemed To Us, Reviewers Would Take It Upon Themselves To Interject Their Own Meanings On Our Lyrics. Sometimes We Sit And Read Other People's Interpretations Of Our Lyrics And Think, 'hey, That's Pretty Good.' If We Liked It, We Would Keep Our Mouths Shut And Just Accept The Credit As If It Was What We Meant All Along.

The Cross Of The Legion Of Honor Has Been Conferred On Me. However, Few Escape That Distinction.

Everything They Told Me As A Kid Has Already Been Disproved By The Same Type Of “experts” Who Made Them Up In The First Place.

My Role In Society, Or Any Artist's Or Poet's Role, Is To Try And Express What We All Feel. Not To Tell People How To Feel. Not As A Preacher, Not As A Leader, But As A Reflection Of Us All.

We Should Be Trying To Reach The Young Workers Because That's When You're Most Idealistic And Have Least Fear.