A lot of people influenced me as I was learning but probably Bing Crosby was the most influential, because I would hear his Christmas albums, which my parents played a lot.

Give me a wave I can ride upon, come and show your strength to me.

See the judge upon the bench who tries the case as best he can, see the wise and wicked ones who feed upon life's sacred fire, see the soldier with his gun who must be dead to be admired.

Sometimes a broken dream will make you sad or make you mean. Sometimes things ain't bad as they seem.

Rainy day people all know there's no sorrow they can't rise above.

The giant neon spinning discs are a reminder of the huge role that Sam Sniderman and his store played in the cultural life of Toronto and I believe they should be preserved and remounted in the interests of our city's heritage.

I can remember sitting in a cabin outside of Denver writing that with a can of soup on the stove.