The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my favorite thing that I've done.

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.

As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release.

Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know.

And while the future's there for anyone to change, still you know it's seems, It would be easier sometimes to change the past.

Oh Lord, are there really people starving still?

Got seven women on my mind. Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me, and one says she's a friend of mine.