Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living.

I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.

After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake.

I'm sort of the comic relief after a hard day at work. My message is that it's OK to relax.

Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles for living.

Be good, kind, and friendly to the receptionist. She's had a hard day.