I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the…

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Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to...

Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to...

Musician jokes are a kind of joke that usually have to do with how much...

Musician jokes are a kind of joke that usually have to do with how much...

You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these times, we might...

You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these times, we might...

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra...

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra...

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is...

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is...

I followed those highway signs and I've run down those thin white lines.

I followed those highway signs and I've run down those thin white lines.

You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you,...

You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you,...

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself,...

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself,...

Got seven women on my mind. Four that want to own me, two that want...

Got seven women on my mind. Four that want to own me, two that want...

I never was a very good singer.

I never was a very good singer.

So what I do, more than play any instrument - I mean, I love to...

So what I do, more than play any instrument - I mean, I love to...

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says...

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says...

Let the disappointments pass, let the laughter fill your glass.

Let the disappointments pass, let the laughter fill your glass.

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in...

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in...

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His...

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His...

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you...

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you...

The high ideals and promises you once dressed the future in are dancing in the...

The high ideals and promises you once dressed the future in are dancing in the...

I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when...

I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when...

Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the...

Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the...

I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.

I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.