Society Tells You That When You're Old

When You Are Totally Depressed, You Should Try Giggling. Just Make Yourself Laugh. Force Yourself To Laugh.

Bad Stories Are Written About Me Because The Press Knows They Can Make Me Into A Weeping Dog And Few People Will Object.

In The '60s, People Were Still Very Protective Of Each Field That They Belonged To. Avant-garde Artists Didn't Know About Rock Or Pop Or Jazz. And The Jazz People Of Course Didn't Want To Know About Any Other Music. They Were All Just Kind Of Protecting Their Territory.

I Just Want To Be Healthy And Stay Alive And Keep My Family Going And Everything And Keep My Friends Going And Try To Do Something So That This World Will Be Peaceful. That Is The Most Ambitious And The Most Difficult Thing, But I'm There Trying To Do It.

The Process Is Always The Same. I Get An Inspiration For A New Song, I Put It Down On Paper Immediately So I Won't Lose It. When I Am Ready To Go To The Studio With It, I Play It A Few Times On The Piano And Edit, Add, And Type The Lyrics And Take It To The Studio. Sometimes I Don't Have Anything On Paper.