My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.

No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, and it's always best not to do this alone!

The wonderful thing about Jazz is its willingness to take chances.

My parents were older than normal when they had me, and had been very into the politics of the 1960s, so I was brought up in that atmosphere.

It's great to have other people's help. Then the music gets heard. There's a lot more commercial support for that now.

Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.

Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

I've always loved singing. I find it exhilarating.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations.

I didn't want to leave things the way we had, unresolved, ... and tried to tell myself he cared about me enough not to look elsewhere for what I wasn't giving him.

We all have special attributes that are of value to someone. Find your place of value. You are never useless. You just need to find your place.

It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done.

To realize the American dream, the most important thing to understand is that it belongs to everybody. It's a human dream. If you understand this and work very hard, it is possible.

The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.

Like most kids, you don't want to do what your folks want you to do. You've got your own thing.

Play a new game, not the older game but faster.

Things don't go away just because you choose to forget them.

Without precisely defined sources, methods, and concepts, it is possible to see absolutely everything and its opposite.

My father represented authority, which meant—to me—that he could not also represent understanding.