 And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them. |
| Why dont we get drunk and screw? |
| I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age. |
| There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry. |
| Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been. |
| I sell escapism. Topics: Short |
| I'm a big follower and reactor to weather. |
| If life gives you limes, make margaritas. |
| And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else. |
| Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well. |
| We are the people our parents warned us about. |
| Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience. |
| Indecision may or may not be my problem. |
| Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about them. And logically Key West, and then Down Island. So, all of that stuff sort of had it's roots in New Orleans and went crazy. |
| I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up. |
| Well, I'm still here. Didn't have to go to rehab, and I'm not broke. |
| Moderation is the key so I work certain amout of time and then I take a certain amount of time off. |
| If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain. |
| At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it. |
| The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out. |
