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I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding.

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Lucky, Been, Gliding, Arm

Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too.

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Remember, Fond Memories, Fondly

After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The Monkees' came along.

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Fact, Studying, Audition, Monkees

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel.

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My Life, Back, Had, I Wonder

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

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Richard, Berry, Chuck Berry, Lewis

I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it.

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Always, Had, Piano Lessons, Lessons

And singing is a physical thing - your vocal cords are these muscles.

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Singing, Muscles, Cords, Physical Thing

The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.

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Prolific, Thing, Songwriter

My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family.

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Play, Doing, Dancers, Los Angeles

They were looking for actors - real actors - who could play instruments. There was a lot of improvisation and scene work involved in addition to the music. The auditions went on for a long time.

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Play, Could, Auditions, Improvisation

What happened was, my parents after 'Circus Boy' decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal school. It was the smartest thing they ever did.

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Business, Normal, Show, Smartest

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

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Never, Like, Been, To Be Honest

Writing is a great love of mine.

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Love, Writing, Mine, Great Love

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.

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Kid, Anthropology, Had, Quantum

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club.

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Rock And Roll, Like, Private, Golf Club

I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid.

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Kid, Ever, Since, Entertainer

I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.

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Now, How, Distinguish, Onstage

When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cover to cover.

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Scientific, Cover, Read, Month

No matter how tired I am, I can only sleep for four hours at a time.

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Sleep, How, Hours, Tired

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