The other thing is that I'm a pretty moody guy, but no one really wants to see a normal-looking guy complain about things or talk about being unhappy. That's hard. Most people are like, 'Well, you have all your hair and you're tall, so why are you unhappy?' That can be limiting.

Say what you will about Gypsy women, but they are remarkable assessors of blues guitar talent.

I always wanted to make strangers and friends and family laugh. I was over ten years younger than my brothers. It was hard to get attention without some kind of gimmick, like athletic stardom or being funny.

I think everything is fair game to a certain extent.

There's a kiss at the end of the rainbow more precious than a pot of gold.

Don't go back over your life with a red pen.

As a child I most closely identified with Charlie Browns teacher. Nobody listened.