W: Well��� I don���t know. I���ve had comedians tell me that all comedians wish they were musicians��� which I���m not sure if it���s true or not, but a comedian did tell me that��� and I know that on some level, among say The Marx Brothers or Abbot And Costello or The Little Rascals or the stand-up comedy of Steve Martin or Richard Prior, when you���re experiencing that, the impression is they���re living on the correct plane of existence. Living moment to moment, and very quick with their brains, quick with their voices, or in the case of Harpo Marx, quick with their actions. And also using that speed of thought to turn dark situations into light situations. So they���re the ultra-wizards of society, because they can conquer the most complex and devastating of issues and turn them into something that���s nothing but laughter, really just release the power of those things.

Will Oldham, interviewed