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

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

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

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.

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!

It doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring.

The priesthood hath in all nations, and all religions, been held highly venerable.

That which is the foundation of all our hopes and of all our fears; all our hopes and fears which are of any consideration; I mean a Future Life.

Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time.

Wishes cannot be summoned up or kept away at will. They come from deeper within us than good or bad intentions. And they spring up unannounced.

I'm not looking for anything. I think all men are dogs, I honestly do. Every man starts barking sooner or later.

I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.

All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.

I went to Texas a few times for gigs and adopted the cowboy look. Every man, at some point in his life, goes through a cowboy stage - everyone! Well, at least everyone that I look up to!

Knowing that religion does not furnish grosser bigots than law, I expect little from old judges.