From The Point Of Ignition. To The

Standing In Front Of A Microphone Where Every Word Or Every Slip That You Make, Especially In These Times, Is With You Forever - You Want To Say The Right Thing. I Fell Into Having To Extemporize, And It Came Okay Because Of Tools I've Learned. I Said [to Myself], "remember [to Mention] Mom And Dad."

You Can Surrender Without A Prayer, But Never Really Pray Without Surrender. You Can Fight Without Ever Winning, But Never Ever Win Without A Fight.

If I Do Something Weird, Play It Twice And It's A New Part.

I Am A Big Fan Of Dos Passos' Stylistic Ability, His Poetic Approach To Prose, But The Ideas Presented In The Songs Are Quite Different From Those Which He Exemplified.

To Me, The Highest Expression Of Life Is Art With Jokes. It's Very Rarified, Very Difficult To Accomplish If You Want To Be More Than Just Funny, And More Than Just Jokes About Human Gaseousness.