Studios are like hospitals. A lot of people check in, and they don't check out.

If I started thinking too much about how influential I've been, then I'd be more of a turd than I already am.

I have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival.

I was feeling that I was the in the dead-end circuit from 1980 to 1983, and I didn't know what else to do. I remember doing a show in some college town, in a tiny club, and afterward some fans came back. I thought I had done good gig and they were going to tell me that.

Miami's never been more than a spit from New York.

What some people would call antics, I would just call a good show.

I'm not the kind of person who could join AA or have rules for myself or on Thursday take this vitamin pill. So, basically, I learned the hard way. I learned by trial and error, and tried to get drugs out of my work. That took about a year. If I was going to work, it was best that I be straight. And I was surprised at what came out.