I've known those pieces ever since I was about 16 or 17; I also at that time was taken to meet Charles Ives whom I got to know fairly well. He was the one who wrote a recommendation for me to get into college.
“I don't really like to go out to clubs or anything. It's just not my style. I'd much rather go to a dive bar or a local place.”
“I don't care what the haters and naysayers say. If they make jokes about me, I'll laugh because they'll probably be funny.”