Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.

My first relationship to any kind of musical situation is as a listener.

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change... is that I really need to go home and practice.

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.

Most guys at Berklee are going to wind up truck drivers.

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.

Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.

Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's worth of work.

It is Jazz's very nature to change, to develop & adapt to the circumstances of its environment.

If we take the president of GM, they'll make us pay to give him back." (said by a kidnapper)

Everyone has a secret. Right? Of course I have a secret. I think maybe you too?

Why do people do yoga? To clear their minds? I embrace the clutter in my head.

If you seek the realms of light, the best thing to do is to meditate with love and the gentle aliveness. Meditation should not be forced.

When your life is working there will be an absence of drama

Look at your own poverty welcome it cherish it don't be afraid share your death because thus you will share your love and your life

National League umpires wear inside chest protesters.

There are growing concerns that oil companies are making too much in profits at the expense of consumers.

It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be awesome. Awesome Ain't Easy.