I try to write lyrics so that they won't age which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.

There's no way to approach anything in an objective way. We're completely subjective our view of the world is completely controlled by who we are as human beings as men or women by our age our history our profession by the state of the world.

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until perhaps she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world.

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.