There's nothing more horrifying than the possibility or the idea that you will just fade away into obscurity.

I'm just saying, 'Hey, throw me a bone. How about a smile, cute t-shirt? Look at me.' Nothing - unless it's a turn to their friends to go, 'Hey, why is that weird guy looking at us?'

I think things evolve into jokes. I don't generally write them down as jokes. I talk them out.

I'm weird; I have a very strange emotional memory. I really somehow hold on to even passing moments with people.

I look at every book as a self-help book.

It's great to have people come out. I do worry, though. They know me very intimately, in a way, if they listen to my show; they know a lot about me.

I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally.