So Goodbye, I'll Be Leaving,

Being A Celebrity Made Me So Uncomfortable That I Would Have Preferred Standing Behind The Amplifiers.

I Think If You Do What's In Your Heart - Joseph Campbell Always Says You Have To Follow Your Bliss, And If You Do, Doors Open Where You Didn't Even Realize There Were Doors.

Someone Once Asked Me Why People Sing. I Answered That They Sing For Many Of The Same Reasons The Birds Sing. They Sing For A Mate, To Claim Their Territory, Or Simply To Give Voice To The Delight Of Being Alive In The Midst Of A Beautiful Day. Perhaps More Than The Birds Do, Humans Hold A Grudge. They Sing To Complain Of How Grievously They Have Been Wronged, And How To Avoid It In The Future. They Sing To Help Themselves Execute A Job Of Work. They Sing So The Subsequent Generations Won’t Forget What The Current Generation Endured, Or Dreamed, Or Delighted In.

Cocaine Made My Nose Bleed Right Away. I Thought Why Do I Need A Nose Bleed? It Would Make Me Real Nervous And Talk Really Fast. I'm Already Pretty Good At Talking Too Fast. I Thought, "why Do I Need That?"

I Think The Zenith Of Popular Songwriting To The United States Of America Was That Period That Started In The '20s And Went Into The '50s. It Was The Period Of The Great American Standard Song.