I think this whole division between the genres has more to do with marketing than anything else. It's terrible for the culture of music.

I've been riding on the crest of a slump lately.

The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini Island in the Marshall Isles, hence the naming of the bikini.

it ain't no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones

I don't have a drinking problem 'Cept when I can't get a drink.

There's only one reason why you write new songs: You get sick of the old songs. It's not that I didn't do anything during the time when I wrote no songs. I was creative, but in another way. I had ideas for songs and collected the ideas.

Never have your wallet with you onstage. It's bad luck. You shouldn't play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the money.