"I don't think I'm a folksinger. I'm a song and dance man."

"I don't like to talk about my songs. I just like to sing them."

"I'm not a nostalgic person. I live in the present."

"Great paintings shouldn't be in museums. Have you ever been in a museum? Museums are cemeteries. Paintings should be on the walls of restaurants, in dime stores, in gas stations, in men's rooms. Great…"

"Carelessness. I lost my one true love. I started drinking. The first thing I know, I'm in a card game. Then I'm in a crap game. I wake up in a pool hall. Then this big Mexican lady drags me off the ta…"