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" Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world. "

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" What made me a comedian was that I wasn't really a songwriter, I was more of a poet. "

" We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station on the stairway, and we did a record and it got put out. "

" I've always been into improvisation. "

" The Shades never recorded anything, Little Daddy and the Bachelors recorded a couple of records, ya. "

" A lot of prophets have gone to jail. "

" My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material. "

" I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life. "

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" Music has always been a big part of Cheech & Chong's career, so it's just natural. You know, I was a musician before I met Cheech and had a record with Motown, and so I've got the cred. "

" Every time I get tested, I ask questions about it, and I watch how they do it. "

" You can't become a dictator through checks and balances. "

" Everything that happens to me is very cosmic. "

" The thing is about Cheech & Chong, we've brought more families together than Dr. Phil. "

" Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. "

" Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations. "

" The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career. "

" I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts. "

" Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny. "

" I was more of a weightlifter. "

" I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny. "

" People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. Nowhere can you own a laugh. "

" Once you're a felon you're a target. "

" The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail. "

" Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies. "

" When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian. "

" When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy. "

" I've been a good boy, I've never really been convicted of serious crime. "

" Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one else would say. "

" Religion is run by thought police. 'Obey. Listen. This is what you do. Don't ask questions. Go die for your country.' The spirituality says, 'Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.' "

" You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. "

" I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight. "