When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so polluted, I never thought it would ever, EVER be turned around where they could start cleaning it out in my lifetime!

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As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a...

As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a...

By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all...

By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all...

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

When CD technology first came out, it was just so much waste.

When CD technology first came out, it was just so much waste.

I'm here in the mountains, in the foothills of the Catskills.

I'm here in the mountains, in the foothills of the Catskills.

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him...

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him...

The pressures, I don't really like to think about the pressures, I like to solve...

The pressures, I don't really like to think about the pressures, I like to solve...

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I...

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I...

Then, there was Greenpeace, I remember that when they first started out with the boats...

Then, there was Greenpeace, I remember that when they first started out with the boats...

Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old....

Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old....

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it....

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it....

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's...

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

When I used to play nightclubs, you had to play Top 40 or favorite oldies...

When I used to play nightclubs, you had to play Top 40 or favorite oldies...

I started working with Bob in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes...

I started working with Bob in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes...

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a...

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a...

Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point.

Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point.

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit...

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit...

I like a lot of bass players. I like a lot of tuba players too.

I like a lot of bass players. I like a lot of tuba players too.

Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's...

Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's...