I just kind of went from being a standup, one-man band, to then kind of breezing back and working with other people. And now I'm just trying to be a legitimate guy who pays the rent, you know.

Being a Chicano in Hollywood, my experience is that you're not given credit for any sophistication... You're just kind of some guy that just crossed the border, you know, on the back of a truck and that's it.

Back then, the excise tax was designed to be a luxury tax for people who owned telephones.

Right now, I'm thinking in terms of just having a good band, man. Having a good act for the stage. Being a good performer, you know? Connected to that is future recordings, and future tunes, that kind of stuff.

He was kind of his own guy. It was like, 'He's from the ghetto, he's going to be this. He's going to be that.' But he's one of the nicest guys I've ever met.

I do like being busy. I'm not the kind of person who just sits around and goes to a spa when I'm not working.