I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.

Only the Good Die Young

Only the young die good.

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

All enchantments die; only cowards die with them.

The pen is an instrument of discovery rather than just a recording implement. If you write a letter of resignation or something with an agenda, you're simply using a pen to record what you have thought out.