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

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.

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

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.

Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent

We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He's really dumb.

Many stroke survivors look back on their attack as a stroke of luck. Of course, by luck they mean horrible paralysis.

I once heard the survivors of a colony of ants that had been partially obliterated by a cow's foot seriously debating the intention of the gods towards their civilization.

The fourth largest city in America is under water tonight and we don't know when we will see it again. We don't know how long it will take for the waters to subside.

I cannot believe that my illness is natural. I suspect Satan, and therefore I am the more inclined to take it lightly.

The main aim is to up my game at every possible turn without compromise.

Film theory has nothing to do with film.

If God has called you, the more they block your way, the more that trouble and temptation, the more God's love is provoked. Each attempt to stop you asks for more evidence from God.

I think it makes women feel better to find fault with other women. I do that, too.