In Rolling Stone Magazine 761 (May 29, 1997), p 44:
"When I first read Ginsberg in my teens, I remember very specifically feeling things open up and thinking about the life ahead of me as being a lot more open than growing up to be a refrigerator repairman in Akron, Ohio - not that that's a bad thing. But "Howl" and "Kaddish," they just gave me a sense of possibility. It's one of those magic things when you're a kid in Akron: You read William S. Burroughs, you read Allen Ginsberg and you listen to Ornette Coleman. You come to New York, and you end up meeting those guys - it was amazing. I was in awe the first time I met Ginsberg. I guess I'm still in awe."