"Our Father, who art in Cribari, hallowed be thy glass. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in the lounges. Give us this day our daily splash, and forgive us our hangovers as we forgive those who continue to hangover against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...and somebody give us all a ride home."

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“How do the angels get to sleep / When the Devil leaves his porch light on?”

“I don't have a drinking problem ‘cept when I can't get a drink.”

“If I exorcise my devils, well, my angels may leave too.”

“What's he building in there? We have a right to know.”

“I collaborate with my wife on the songs, and every aspect of it, really— composing, and arranging, and recording, all that business. We have a rhythm and a way of working it. It's kind of like borrowing the same ten bucks from somebody over and over again. But when you live together, it makes it a lot easier, the pay back.”