There was not a lot of rock n roll in the house. Our parents didnt think it was very groovy, and I tend to agree with them. If you grew up with Charlie Parker, Bill Haley wasnt very hip.

You've got a chemistry class; I want a piece of your mind; You don't know what you started when you mixed it up with mine.

Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being.

There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.

Elvis Presley and Puccini shall return.

Don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think. And don't try to read my mind, because it's full of disappearing ink.

I find humming is very useful.