I think my first instrument was a ukulele that they gave me. I used to know how to play that pretty well.

Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up, but Johnny can't read.

Arm chair warriors often fail.

I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on.

The wisdom that living brings, since I got a telegram from the God of simple things.

My love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone.

I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.