And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part.

Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.

I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing.

As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.

I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.

History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.

It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.

I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.

Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.

I'm very honored and thankful if someone says something nice about my playing, but in general I'm very critical of what I do.

I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.

You can become a shining light for others.

A lot of what we experience as strength comes from knowing what to do with weakness.

This is why i hate social media. It gives a voice to people who dont (sic) deserve one.

History has to live with what was here, clutching and close to fumbling all we had -it is so dull and gruesome how we die, unlike writing, life never finishes.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

If only someone had told me about the confidence-boosting nature of guns, I’d have been shooting them all my life.

I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions.

...morbidly, attracted him to strangeness, to recklessnesss, even unhappiness.

People will often say "You can't change other people." My research shows this societal belief is not only dis-empowering, it is scientifically false.

I've always identified with the misfits