This one guy's wife is such a pretty brown thing, that I'm liable to give her a poke or two. Whaddaya think of that?

In England, in France, in no other country would a black man have a chance to get elected. There's no two ways about it. Our country [USA] has been better about dealing with immigration and people who are different from each other than any other country in the world, that I know of.

"Rednecks" always made me nervous to play, but I'm glad I wrote it and I continue to play it. It's just that the language is so rough.

I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.

I sit here in this chair, I pour myself some whiskey, and watch my troubles vanish into the air.

Don't forget to bring that little blonde haired girl along. You know the one, love to watch her jump up and down.

Still, it's clear that there are lots of people out there who are uncomfortable [about racism]. The Civil War was a long time ago but there are aspects of it that remain unsettled.