Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

If there's a reason for the way that life is I'd like to find it. After all, who's life is it?

You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.

Of course I knew The Band's Canadian keyboard player, the late Richard Manuel, but I didn't play that night because I was there as a guest with my record executives. People ask, "why didn't you play?" If I had known I was going to be playing then I would have been prepared for it.

I play piano, but not well enough to play professionally.

Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

My daughter Meredith Moon from my second wife has a band that does Appalachian music, with five-strong banjo, clawhammer style. I may have to direct her somewhere. Meredith was my middle name. I would have to direct her because I am always directing something. She's in the musician's union and she is only 21. Your kids surprise you.