The Long, Long Trailer (1954) actually happened and the man wrote a book about it. Father of the Bride, same thing; a banker wrote that who had never written anything else.
I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.
Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears.
The majority of juice-heads and winos and junkies arent musicians.
If you really understand the meaning of be-bop, you understand the meaning of freedom.
Anybody talented in any way - they're called eccentric.
We have two kids, my wife and myself.
A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.
You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.
Dreaming carries no risks. The dangerous thing is trying to transform your dreams into reality.
Being a star just means that you just find your own special place and that you shine where you are. To me that's what being a star means.