I like to write without being stoned. I like to have a hit or two and then go punch up the writing. I just see different things and hear different things. But it's nice to be working from the base that I wrote originally and then come to it with a little buzz. I can have a little wine from time to time. I have a hit from time to time, but those are the only things I do.

Sudden total weight loss.

She was only a prostitute, but she had the nicest face I ever came across.

Baby boomers helped me a great deal in my career. They launched me. They were there for me to sing my song to. And I'm not saying I'm better than anyone, but I think they turned that anti-authority baby boom mentality into their own enemy. Now I identify very closely with their children.

I grew up in New York wanting to be like those funny men in the movies and on the radio.

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea…does that mean that 1 enjoys it?

The secret of success is doing something you love, doing it well and being recognized for it