“Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.”
“If after hearing my songs just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or perhaps to strike a loved one it will all have been worth the while.”
"I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up."
And now, perhaps the greatest of them all:
"In short, I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs. So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money."
Godspeed, Tom, and thank you for your humor and your music!