I've been known to throw watermelons, backstage, at people who are giving me news I don't want to hear. But I never aim for the head.

There's a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world.

You know when people smile too much? It's painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I'm trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.

Anger is natural. It's part of the force. You just have to learn to hang out with it.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

I've been raising up my hands drive another nail in just what God needs one more victim

An ounce of breast milk is even more potent than the finest tequila.