I started out as an opportunistic renegade. By now, I've lasted long enough to become sort of an American Original Respectable Renegade.

I think the acts today get too much money. I really do. They wind up blowing it all anyway. It's silly to give children that much money.

A little mordida, here. A little mordida, there.

I never prayed for no money, and I never prayed for no fame. I said, 'I'll take care of that myself. You just keep me healthy and I'll do all I can to try to turn people around, to try to steer 'em in the right direction.' That's the whole trip in life, ya know.

John R. told me you don't work for the radio station. You work for the people out there.

My existence went up about 12 levels of intensity.

I started out as an opportunistic renegade. By now, I've lasted long enough to become sort of an American Original Respectable Renegade.