I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody is entitled to anything.

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far I think it's respect and quality and company not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

You know rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know 'He's the rock star of politics ' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world.

Pop stardom is not very compelling. I'm much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music and there's no pomp and circumstance to the performance. There's no like 'I'll be the rock star you be the adulating fan.'

Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.

Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.

In my lifetime I've discovered a great many incredibly talented individuals. Some have achieved stardom. Simultaneously I've seen many dreams shattered egos destroyed and lives changed forever. The end destination may well be fame and fortune but the road to stardom is littered with broken hearts.