I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad.

I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.

Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes

Am I a guy who writes about himself in a comic book, or am I just a character in that book? If I die, will that character keep going, or will he just fade away?

People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books.

When you're dead, it robs life of many of it's pleasures

Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones.