I was always drawn to music. It consumed my thoughts and when I realized I could make people feel something through music that is all I wanted to do.

Everytime I play something for someone there is an emotional thing that happens that guides me.

Beautiful music stimulates beautiful thoughts.

Get to know the right, then you would know the people of right. Right Is not measured by its men, but men are measured by their right.

Yes sir, I am a tortured man for all seasons, as they say, and I have powerful friends in high places. Birds sing where I walk, and children smile when they see me coming.

Celebrate those who have the courage to be second.

I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.

We're throwing money down a rat hole drain of public education! We lead the world in public education spending. We lead the world in getting the least for it.

My pre-occupation is with the relationship between objects, whether I am dealing with woods, fields or water, rocks or trees, shrubs and plants, or groups of plants.

While I was in Montrose, the publishing checks went into the band's coffers. This was our management's decision; we were just financing ourselves on the road.

I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff.

I think I was about nine years old when I got my first job.