«And the phone rings and I answer it. A voice in the other end says, "How would you like to be this year's vodka men?" I said, "No. I'm an artist, I do not do commercials. I don't pander. I don't drink vodka. And if I did I wouldn't drink your product." And he said, "Too bad, it pays fifty-thousand dollars." And I said, "Hold on. I'll put Mr. Allen on the phone."»