"I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?"
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"Chuck Norris has been known to throw a baseball 100 mph. I've been known to throw Chuck Norris 100 mph."
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"You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It's the rhythm in our soul."
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"You don't really know what to believe until the Government denies it."
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"There's nothing greater than a girl.... Well a kid, your daughter, but that's a girl too."
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"Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired."
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"The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols."
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"I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano."
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"If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators."
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"I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey."
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"I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John."
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"I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote."
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"I play piano all the time. I'm always at my piano, playing music."
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"I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it."
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"I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did."
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