Dyin' Is A Pain In The Ass.

I Said To Mr. Pavarotti Once ... A Marvelous Man And A Great Artist ... I Said To Him ... "maestro, I'm Having Trouble Closing Out A Note So That It's Almost As Thin As A Butter Knife ... Finish It Out Quietly Like That." I Said, "i Have Trouble Doing That. What Do You Think I Should Do?" He Said, "justa Close Up Your Mouth." That's All He Said, And I Fell On The Floor. I Thought He Was Gonna Give Me A Dissertation.

I Don't Know What Other Singers Feel When They Articulate Lyrics, But Being An 18-karat Manic-depressive And Having Lived A Life Of Violent Emotional Contradictions, I Have An Overacute Capacity For Sadness As Well As Elation.

If Power Doesn't Mean That You Have The Opportunity To Work With The People That You Love , Then You Haven't Really Got Any.

I Want To Be Buried With A Zippo, A Roll Of Dimes & A Bottle Of Jack!

May You Live To Be 100 And May The Last Voice You Hear Be Mine.