For the last five years I've been in the production business.

But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

I don't dig staying in one groove.

My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.

Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.

And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

Musicians have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.

Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.

Each time we make a choice we are either moving toward freedom and prosperity or bondage and misery.

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

Life is precious. We should not take anything for granted. Living every moment as if it was our first and last is a genuine life of gratitude, acceptance and wisdom.

The question is: Would there be a market in Germany for certain types of employment if one were to allow the employed person to earn less than is necessary to maintain his standard of living?

The fact that a belief has a good moral effect upon a man is no evidence whatsoever in favor of its truth.

This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.

The dreamer is a madman quiescent, the madman is a dreamer in action.

I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me.

My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization.

Population control is not an issue involving contraceptives for third world women. It is an issue of ecological justice.