I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye. But I can't look into the eyes of everyone who wants to look into mine; I can't emotionally cope with that kind of volume. Sunglasses are part of my armor.

If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I'm happier having dinner here.

A man needs a private life. With no ability to have a private life, one thing leads to another, and before you know it we have Bill and Monica. We need to get real about things. Humans are humans. Why should we expect more?

I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.

The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.

Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?

I am in an age group where it is rude to discuss money, and now it is all anyone cares about.