Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about them. And logically Key West, and then Down Island. So, all of that stuff sort of had it's roots in New Orleans and went crazy.

My head hurts, my feet stink, and I don't love Jesus. It's that kind of morning.

If I couldn't laugh, I just would go insane. If we couldn't laugh, we just would go insane. If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane.

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

You know Death will get you in the end, but if you are smart and have a sense of humor, you can thumb your nose at it for awhile

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.

If someone wants a piece of you, never let them pay. What you do not give to them time takes anyway.