My mother is an extraordinary woman, extraordinary.

Come to think of [a handsome young carpenter], Harrison Ford used to be a carpenter.

You have to constantly arrange yourself around them, and that can take up a lot of energy. I mean, you don't go, "Why don't you cook dinner tonight, dear, for a change, instead of writing a great song?" I loved what [Paul Simon] did with words. But I wanted to do some more of that, too.

I am someone who will rise to an occasion like that. Other occasions can defeat me.

You know how they say that religion is the opiate of the masses? Well I took masses of opiates religiously.

I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.'

I mean, that's at least in part why I ingested chemical waste - it was a kind of desire to abbreviate myself. To present the CliffNotes of the emotional me, as opposed to the twelve-column read.