hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ stˈeɪɾᵻd: "aɪ hæd ɐn ˈʌŋkəl ˈælbɚt kˈɛndəl hˌuː wʌzɐ lˈɑːt ʌv fˈʌn, ænd wɛn aɪ kˈeɪm tə ɹˈaɪt ˈʌŋkəl ˈælbɚt slˈæʃ ˈædmɜːɹəl hˈælsi ɪt wʌz lˈuːsli ɐbˌaʊt ɐdɹˈɛsɪŋ ðæt ˈoʊldɚ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən, hˈæf θˈɪŋkɪŋ, wˌʌt wʊd ðeɪ θˈɪŋk ʌvðə wˈeɪ maɪ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən dˈʌz θˈɪŋz?
He also stated: "I had an uncle – Albert Kendall – who was a lot of fun, and when I came to write 'Uncle Albert'/'Admiral Halsey' it was loosely about addressing that older generation, half thinking, What would they think of the way my generation does things?