I was anti-intellectual to the nth. Basically I liked to dance and paint, and that was about it.

Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.

We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy.

You win the lasting laurels with your laughter.

The rock & roll industry is very incestuous, and we have all been close at one time or another. A lot of beautiful music and a lot of beautiful times came from that. A lot of pain, too, because, inevitably, different relationships broke up.

He's swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring.

Sunlight will renew your pride.