Believe me, I'm turned on to love.

I've always been a little afraid of Shakespeare. Because Shakespeare does not come easy for me. He wasn't speaking my language. Yet, I recognize that his language is beautiful. But I never took the time to savor it. Properly. I was too busy with being other things. Being a journalist, for instance. And Shakespeare wasn't simple enough for me. In so many, many ways, I am a mere simpleton. A court jester. I'm a poor fix-it guy, a poor mechanic, because I convince myself that it's too complex to learn. In some ways, I'm a lazy thinker. I'm a contradiction. When I'm turned on to something, I'm all right. But I've got to get turned on. Believe me, I'm turned on to love. --Jim Broede