You'd be listening to polkas

John Patterson talks to Billy Bob Thornton:

Is the south a sort of Shadow America, I ask, a parallel universe?

"Yeah. I think it's the soul of the country. I used to do a one-man show and the first thing I'd say was, 'Y'all probably think I grew up screwing my sister. But all the time you're putting us down, remember this: Look around and you see how many presidents were from the south, how many authors we studied in school are from the south, and if you want your heart operated on, you better go to Houston. And you wouldn't have any modern music if it wasn't for the southern half of the United States. So next time you're out there bumpin' your asses together on the dancefloor, remember that if it wasn't for the south you'd be listening to polkas and classical music.'"