In its power, clarity and shear beauty, Mack Bailey's voice reminds me of no one more than my friend, the late John Denver. I love to hear this man sing.

Some people you don't have to satirize, you just quote 'em.

A suffering world cries for mercy, as far as the eye can see. Lawyers around every bend in the road, lawyers in every tree.

Look em in the eye. Make a gesture of inclusion, which he did all the time. And above all, have a chorus. So I learned from Pete Seeger to have something for them to sing.

Our leaders are the finest men, that's whey we elect them again and again.

Chris Chandler reminds me of my own self way back when - listen to him Now!

Don't slay that potato, let us be merciful please.

As a school boy I played with a plastic grenade, it was grey and with caps, it was loaded. In the dirt we would cry and dramatically die, as it flew through the air and exploded.

If we all die and become stars then I must believe that our souls live in the stars. Now I know why people look up to the sky when they think of someone they wish to see

Friends for life?Why? How long have I got?

I think it's fair to say more adultery goes on in hotels than any other place in the world.

Writing a book is like running a marathon. You need to be fit to do it, mentally and, as far as possible, physically.

I had a little dog and my dog was very small....Of all the treasures that were mine, I loved him most of all.

If a man could give birth it would be to a book - it's an 18-month gestation period.

We often mistake the original part of ourselves for a weakness.

You can't be hesitant about who you are.

I could knock out loads of what I term aromatherapy music pretty swiftly. If you want something that is going to last, however, you're going to have to spend a lot more time on it.