I think musicians are always supportive of each other because they want the groove to keep going on. They just basically want to play music.

I think if the United States gave anything to culture at large in the 20th century, the most important contribution made was the popular song.

I was never bored because I always had a book. So I had a doorway into another world or another universe. It was great.

Everybody has their own level of doing their music. ... Mine just happened to resonate over the years, in one way and another, with a significant enough number of people so that I could do it professionally.

You and I, travel to the beat of a different drum, can't you tell by the way I run, every time you make eyes at me.

I can sing better after shooting smack in both arms than after eating too much.

There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.