Our Politicians May Fail Us, But Status

I Don't Think Successful Musicians Were Really Put On This Planet In Order To Have A Great Time, Pat Themselves On The Back And Say, 'oh, What A Clever Boy I Am!' I Think That, Like Most Artists, We Were Put On The Planet To Suffer Just A Little. And We Do.

It's Nice To Be Recognized, But It's Not Great To Have It Too Conspicuously Recognized, If You See What I Mean. Gold Records On The Wall, Or Titles After Your Name, It's Just Not Something... I Don't Feel That Great About It.

Just Once I Would Like To Persuade The Audience Not To Wear Any Article Of Blue Denim. If Only They Could See Themselves In A Pair Of Brown Corduroys Like Mine Instead Of This Awful, Boring Blue Denim.

I Was Not A Great Guitarist, So I Sold My 1960 Fender Stratocaster In Exchange For A Shure Microphone, Made In Chicago, And A Flute.

A Lot Of Pop Music Is About Stealing Pocket Money From Children.