I'd like to play bass like Bootsy Collins. I'm serious. That would be my dream.

Just because we are not Italian, does not mean we cannot appreciate Michelangelo, it is the same with cuisine.

Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. ... With the best restaurants in New York, you'll find something similar to it in Paris or Copenhagen or Chicago. But there is no place like New Orleans. So it's a must-see city because there's no explaining it, no describing it. You can't compare it to anything. So, far and away New Orleans.

I managed to reach a depth of self-loathing that usually takes a night of drinking to achieve.

It's wrong I think, morally and annoying in general, to try to get a kid to be a foodie, so I never even suggested, "Hey baby it's good, maybe you should try it." That never worked for me.

It's been about a week without alcohol of any kind. I'm enjoying my new, clean-living lifestyle.