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.

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

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.

That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played.

I let her do some of my laundry and she slipped in a few meals in between, and next thing I remember, she was all moved in.

We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.

I'm a big fan of British journalists like 'The Independent”s Robert Fisk, but it's hard to find voices like his in the U.S.