I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it.

LeRoy says there's something you should know, not everybody has a place to go. And home is just a place to hang your head, and dream of things to do in Denver when you're dead.

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.

I don't learn so good, no matter how good the teacher is.

And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.

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

My memory is not even what most peoples is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this.