Leon Redbone

“My music has a high irritation factor. I've always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics about eccentric situations.”

“The only thing that bothers me is when people try to label me.”

“Publicity is a terrible thing. It's a waste of time. I do it because I have to.”

“I don't do anything new. I just do it worse.”

“I'm not trying to be mysterious. I'm just private.”

“The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.”

“There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”

“I don't write songs. I find them.”

“I've always been an old man. I was born old.”

“I don't think of myself as a musician. I'm just an entertainer.”

“My goal is to be a pleasant memory.”

“I'm just playing the music I like to hear.”

“When I'm not performing, I'm just a regular guy.”

“I don't like to talk about myself. I'd rather let the music speak for itself.”

“It's all a matter of instinct. I don't have a plan.”