There is no way you are going to be forgiven for blowing up a village and killing a bunch of people.

I think more airtime should be given to Donald Trump and Orly Taitz. They should run for office together. They should open for Charlie Sheen.

What does New York sound like? For me, the Charlie Parker at the Royal Roost recordings on the Savoy label are the total embodiment of the New York music experience.

Trayvon Martin did not need to die.

A man came up to me the other day and said he hadn't had a bite in weeks. So you know what I did? I walked by him like he didn't even exist.

I guess I am famous in a way. I would rather consider it recognizable - I think that is more logical. I don't feel famous.

To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.