In the third grade a nun stuffed me in a garbage can under her desk because she said that's where I belonged.

At this point, I don't need my records to be Number One or sell as many as this person or that person. That's not fundamentally important - I don't believe tha…

There ain't a note that I play on stage that can't be traced back directly to my mother and father.

Fear's a powerful thing It'll turn your heart black you can trust It'll take your God filled soul Fill it with devils and dust.

The Schoolboy, with his satchel in his hand, Whistling aloud to bear his courage up.

'I was the only boy in our school what had asthma,' said the fat boy with a touch of pride. 'And I've been wearing specs since I was three.'

One of the strongest feelings I remember from my childhood is, precisely, of being humiliated; of being knocked about by words, acts, or situations. Isn't it a…