Some people stay in the academic world just to avoid becoming self-aware. You can quote me on that.

- Michael Mckean

The process depends on the situation, and I don't think there are any two songs that have gone exactly the same way... well, actually, that's not tru…

- Michael Mckean

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style.

- Michael Mckean

Jazz, isn't that just a series of mistakes diguised as musical composition?

- Michael Mckean

As an actor, you have to be able to take all sides as well. You have to at least be able to understand things. No bad guy looks in the mirror every m…

- Michael Mckean

Those people that you know for a long time and that you love, they're the easiest to talk to.

- Michael Mckean

Even when there are banalities, they're usually kind of benign banalities.

- Michael Mckean

When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again.

- Michael Mckean

I think a band that doesn't have a sense of humor can come up with their own take on whimsy.Kind of lead-footed and ham-handed, but I think just all …

- Michael Mckean