The best of my songs are more than just a joke. There's something else going on - a character, or it's not just a plain joke..

I realized that, instead of moving people closer to a salvation decision, an answer can push them further away. Rather than engaging their minds or u….

It's a big surprise to me about America that there are 40 million people prepared to vote for (Trump). They wouldn't want him as a friend. No matter ….

We'll have a kid or maybe we'll rent one. He's got to be straight, we don't want a bent one..

I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology..

"Rednecks" always made me nervous to play, but I'm glad I wrote it and I continue to play it. It's just that the language is so rough..

More of my songs are intended to be funny than almost anyone else. Sometimes maybe it cheers me up a bit. I've got a distance from it. Sometimes what….

Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of science and anthropology, it's really an interesting place we live in. Evolution is a really fan….

Most of my songs are about insensitivity of some kind..

Writers have always liked my stuff, pretty much. That's what I wanted - I think my goal wasn't to get rich and famous, necessarily, though I cared ab….

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear..

Asia's crowded and Europe's too old, Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold. And South America stole our name, let's drop the big one..

People become who they are. Even Beethoven became Beethoven..

Short people got no reason to live..

Cleveland, city of light! City of magic!.

Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed..

I seen her with the milkman, riding down the street. When you're through with my baby, milkman, send her home to me..

My music has a high irritation factor. I`ve always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics about eccentric people. Often it was is joke. But I would….

I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected..

But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not going to happen if you don't show up..

You've got troubles, I've got 'em too. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you. We'll stick together to see it through cause you've got a friend i….