James Brown opened at least six of our House of Blues clubs. He always delivered, but he demanded the respect of an emperor. But, come on, he's James Brown ! ... I got to play on stage with him. Did he ever fine me ? (Brown was known to fine players for flubbing notes or steps) - I would have loved to have been fined by James Brown !

I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.

I believe that if a man dies with a single penny still sitting in the bank, he's a fool.

Everyone fears the cut of the blade. It doesn't matter after that. I know the spirit survives as there is so much evidence of the survival of the personality in the afterlife.

I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts.

Can't get around the old minimum wage, Mortimer.

I don't like people lying to me. I don't like people who don't return my calls. I don't like people who won't give me a straight answer. I don't like those kinds of people, and I've been vocal about it.