OK, so I stole the line from a movie.  It was originally "Like James Taylor on smack."

But it's a good movie, and very funny, about the trials and tribulations of a "satirical" folk singer on the road.  There are lot's of similarities to another "satirical" folk group, but my favourite was perhaps the scene that takes place at the "Back Stage".

I imagine it might have been what Uncle Bonsai could have become if things didn't go so well.

You'll have to look for it, 'cause it's one o' those indie art films, but it'll be worth the effort:

"Punching the Clown" ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192624/ )
Review: http://www.soundonsight.org/punching-the-clown/

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...a down-to-earth satirical folk singer who often has trouble describing exactly what it is he does ("it's like folk music -- well, uh, not like real folk music") but is nevertheless compelled to do it.