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"The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic."

"To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists."

"Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists."

"I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground."

"When you actually meet the devil and he offers you a deal most artists eventually negotiate."

"A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one."

"Wynton and Christopher were really great experiences for me because they are both very gifted artists."
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"My most important professional accomplishment to date is the ability to keep working with absolutely no skills whatsoever."

"Many people think it's in bad taste to advertise for an insane asylum... but come on down. We're going crazy."

"Onstage I do all the stuff I'd never do in real life, like lashing out at people who make me mad or freaking out in a long bank lineup. Performing allows me to fulfill all the sicko fantasies I've ever had."

"I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine."

"Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!"

"There are so many things I'd like to change in the industry. Everything from the reliance of style over substance to their reluctance to hire me for big budget blockbusters, but the thing I would love most would be if they understood people don't have to be Hollywood beautiful to be sexy or interesting."
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