I Started Playing The Trumpet When I

I Taught Myself To Play The Piano, Because I Wanted To Play It.

Coffee In The Morning, Cocaine Afternoons.

As Far As Those Kinds Of Things, I Also Played At The Concert To Call For The Release Of Nelson Mandela When He Was A Political Prisoner In South Africa. We Were Celebrating His 70th Birthday And Calling For His Release.

The Kid I Was When I First Left Home Was Looking For His Freedom And A Life Of His Own But The Freedom That He Found Wasn't Quite As Sweet When The Truth Was Known I Have Prayed For America I Was Made For America I Can't Let Go Till She Comes Around Until The Land Of The Free Is Awake And Can See And Until Her Conscience Has Been Found.

I've Written Many Extra Verses To Songs That I Learned To Sing - An Extra Verse About A Friend, Or Just Add Some Verse - And That Led To Writing My Own Songs.