Everything is explained now. We live in an age when you say casually to somebody 'What's the story on that?' and they can run to the computer and tell you within five seconds. That's fine, but sometimes I’d just as soon continue wondering. We have a deficit of wonder right now.

bringing up children was]like living with a bunch of drunks...you really have to be on your toes all the time.

We are all just monkeys with money and guns.

Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.

I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.

I'll be clickin' by your house about two forty-five, Sidewalk Sundae Strawberry Surprise.

It's hard to play with a bagpipe player. It's like an exotic bird. I love the sound, it's like strangling a goose.