When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did. – Allen Klein
Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along. – Allen Klein
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits. – Allen Klein
Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless. – Allen Klein
I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously – a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too. – Eugene Chadbourne