[NEW YORK (CNN) -- In his monologue] Swimming to Cambodia, ... Thailand, the Pure Land.

I think of New York as a puree and the rest of the United States as vegetable soup.

The fact that New York continues in the face of all of the chaos, of the crime, of the madness, you just think that it would just pop and vanish, just explode.

I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City .

I think the big difference is the land in California. It is like trying to buy land in New York City. I think that's the problem (AEG) ran into. I want to believe that the ownership group pursued the stadium options during their time (in San Jose). I would expect that in three years time they truly believe they are going to get it done in Houston.

This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York island, From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, This land was made for you and me