"Health, the greatest of all we count as blessings."

“Who becomes you? No one. No one should become me. When I die, I don't want my body or soul inhabited. I wouldn't wish me on anyone.”

“I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain.”

“It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff.”

Source : "Goodbye Sam Cooke, Hello James Hunter". Interview with Jacob Blickenstaff, www.motherjones.com. February 10, 2016.

“I think there's an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the 'Saw' movies.”

“And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement the music rather than take away from it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.”

“I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right time, and nobody else wanted the job.”

“I always enjoy it when I walk on stage. There were some times when I was working so much in the '80s, and I felt really burnt-out. But I'd be up there singing and not be 10,000 million miles away, you know, just opening my mouth and the words coming out.”