Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.

The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.

Can't you just imagine digging up the King, begging him to sing about those heavenly mansions Jesus mentioned.

You put more value on every minute...You know I always kinda thought I did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich and every minute.

But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging. ... Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too. ... And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard. ... Dylan can do no wrong. ... Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. ... I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.

When I was young, times were hard. When I got older it was worse.

Here's a story that I really want to tell about Bo Diddley at the OK corral.