The Poor Folks Hate The

I Recall This Sergeant's Informing Me And My "room-mates" Of This Rather Deplorable Fact The Army Didn't Have Any Official, Excuse Me, Didn't Have No Official Song And Suggested That We Work On This In Our Copious Free Time.

The People Who Came To Hear Me Perform Or To Buy My Records Were Not The Type Who Would Be Offended [by The Song 'the Vatican Rag']. But I Gather That There Were Other People Who Were Offended.

If I See A Movie Star In The Department Store Buying Something, I'll Kind Of Sidle Up And See What They're Saying, What They Look Like, How They Sound. That's An Invasion Of Privacy.

I Didn't Feel The Need For Anonymous Affection, For People In The Dark Applauding. To Me, It Would Be Like Writing A Novel And Then Getting Up Every Night And Reading Your Novel. Everything I Did Is On The Record And, If You Want To Hear It, Just Listen To The Record.

Once The Rockets Are Up, Who Cares Where They Come Down?