Well, I started out as a musician, so when I was about 10 years old, I was already in a band.
Tommy ChongMarijuana at the time we were making movies [with Cheech Marine] was not that readily available and I do prefer to be coherent when I am working.
Tommy ChongI was about sixteen when I discovered that music could get you laid, so I got into music boy, didn't matter what you looked like either, you could be a geeky looking guy but if you played music, whoa, you'd get the girls.
Tommy ChongI am off all the cancer meds. Energy is a bit low but other than that, I feel really good.
Tommy ChongPeople try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. Nowhere can you own a laugh.
Tommy Chong