I taught myself to tune in to another persons wavelength, figure out what they were looking for, and try to project that thing back at them.

Half the time I feel like I'm appealing to the downer freaks out there. We start to play one downer record after another until I begin to get down myself. Give me something from 1960 or something; let me get up again. The music of today is for downer freaks, and I'm an upper.

My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country.

I know it sounds corny, man, but I like to bring folks joy, and I like to have a good time. I know folks like to be with somebody who's having a good time. You sure as hell don't want to be with somebody who's having a bad day.

From 1958 to 1964, that's real rock n' roll. Then the Beatles hit and everyone sounded like them.

My existence went up about 12 levels of intensity.

I figure the oldies are real close to what rocking country use to be.