All it is, is a tone. So I'm gonna come back as a note!

I didn't ask my mother to buy me a trumpet or a violin, I started right on the water hose.

When I die, I want them to play The Black and Crazy Blues, I want to be cremated, put in a bag of pot and I want beautiful people to smoke me and hope they got something out of it.

We are all driven by an invisible whip. Some run, some have fun, some are hip, some tip, some dip, but we all must answer to the invisible whip.

Keep searchin’ for your mystery note on the universal piano of life.

What about a blues in W, in the key of W.

I wish we could just stay on the bandstand, it's so peaceful up here.

The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.

I lift up my heart in gratitude for these beautiful yearly bridges that bind us together in love.

Spirituality is ultimate greed. You don't just want a piece of creation - you want the source of creation.

I fairly often have thought how lucky I was. I knew everybody because I was married to Bogie, and that 25-year difference was the most fantastic thing for me to have in my life.

If you get hungry mid-day, a banana is the best snack at your desk, after a workout, or in between classes. Fruit is a very good snack in general.

Time helps a lot. I found the fame thing really was a torment for a while. Then you learn to deal with it.

Wouldn't the world be a cleaner place if we gave blind people brooms instead of canes?