A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

The thing about the banjo is when you first hear it, it strikes many people as what's that? There's something very compelling about it to certain people.

The course was more plodding than heroic: I did not strive valiantly against doubters but took incremental steps studded with a few intuitive leaps.

I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.

Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.

Private companies have a lot of capital. They can run things efficiently and get projects built.

Performing music is a way to do comedy, but without the obligation to do a solid hour, hour and half of a standup. I could intersperse it with music, so it became a really good format for me.