I throw down a lot on paper and on tape. Sometimes while I'm practicing on the guitar, I'll think of a song.

I really like world music. I used to think it was simple but it's far from that.

At a certain point, I got used to writing on demand. I developed a habit of writing like I hired myself! I also like to write about things that affect me emotionally.

Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed...what they do takes a high level of musicianship.

Everybody can perform, there are so many outlets. Musicians are no longer limited. In the past, the record companies made most of the money. I for one am not sorry to see them fade away.

Most true musicians don't do it for the money, they do it because they love it. When I did slam poetry, it was a great way for me to express myself, I loved it.

Don't expect to make a living on it. Be able to hammer a nail or do retail, doing your music on the side!

In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!", May 10, 1886)

It is meaningless to rise while leaving others behind! It is also unethical and selfish! If you know the paths to rise, rise altogether with others!

Exactitude is not truth.

I've been telling people I'm in the best shape of my life, I've been training unbelievably hard.

I think I have an obligation to be kind to people in general, otherwise I'll feel crappy about myself.

From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.

If we're interested in spiritual things, we gradually realize that what we really need is to understand this nature that seems to be a bottomless basket, because there is no peace in it.

Victory passes back and forth between men.

The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual art.

I never thought of myself as handsome.