I became a radio nut. I loved the afternoon serials, and I got into jazz through the radio. I had a subscription to Down Beat when I was 12. And I'd spend a lot of time in front of the minor, miming records.

I just try to find targets I feel something about and express it my way.

Bowling is not a sport because you have to rent the shoes.

I'll tell you a little secret about the Blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know why they need to be played.

Little-known fact: When the stock exchange closes, the guy who comes out on the balcony with that big hammer slams it on the head of the person who lost the most money that day.

I think everyone should treat one another in a Christian manner. I will not, however, be responsible for the consequences.

I'm a believer that things happen. Fate is what happens.