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 !

You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!

One minute you're up half a million in soybeans and the next, boom, your kids don't go to college and they've repossessed your Bentley.

You look at the floor and see the floor. I look at the floor and see molecules.

I drive a V10 Ford Excursion and I have to tell folks all the time: look I've got five kids and a dog and birds. I would have to have two Lincolns with two V8s, you see, so it would be 16 cylinders.

Personally, I liked working for the university. They gave us money and facilities. We didn't have to produce anything. You've never been out of college. You don't know what it's like out there! I've worked in the private sector ... they expect results!

I've always been a big fan of science fiction and of the worlds of the spiritual and the mystic.