I’ve always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.

I love playing in America. I feel having been there a few times that I "get" America a lot more than I used to. It used to be so strange to me. It takes years to learn how to separate the actual, major, important differences from the superficial differences that aren't essential or crucial.

You can't please everyone, nor should you seek to, because then you won't please anyone, least of all yourself.

In my personal life, my family makes me laugh more than anybody; I think that is the same for everybody. I certainly hope it is.

Don't clap I'm not a jazz band for Christ's sake.

Paper acts as an eraser on the mind, as soon as you look at what you've written.

I've always wanted to visit [Washington]. The Smithsonian has some fantastic archival material on blues music, which I'm really into. There's a ton of stuff I want to do there. but it just never happened.