Living Quotes by Michael Penn

To me, playing with words is like playing with your food. You shouldn't do it.

— Michael Penn

That was a real debate for me whether to change my name, which I felt was a lie, or to make up a band…

— Michael Penn

Knowing when it is over is the beginning of a new life and the end of an old one.

— Michael Penn

What if I were Romeo in black jeans?

— Michael Penn

If folk is the music of the common people and not the intellectual elite, then that's what rock is.

— Michael Penn

I'm an oblique guy.

— Michael Penn

I just had a real visceral, negative reaction to show-biz familes. They tend to be a freakish celebrations of dysfunction. Like a circus sideshow.

— Michael Penn

I used to be paranoid for a couple reasons.

— Michael Penn

I've never been too comfortable with the whole between-song-banter thing.

— Michael Penn

Just talking about the schedule and logistics of a tour is fine, but if the interview gets into lyrics and the music in a…

— Michael Penn

I got into music when I was pretty young, and there were a lot of shining lights to me.

— Michael Penn

I wouldn't balk at having a hit single, because it would allow me some of the freedom to do some of the things I…

— Michael Penn