Napster works because people who love music share and participate.

Independent artists and labels have always been the trendsetters in music and the music business.

If you think about computer programming, it's as antisocial as it gets.

There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded. I think it was an excellent solution to the reliability issues with existing search engines.

Unfortunately, the client that exists today is still pretty much the prototype design.

But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content.

It was very early, and we were still like beta or alpha stage, and so we started receiving a ton of download. The server became overloaded, and that's when I realized that this had a huge market.

If you're a musician or actor, you know that if you're successful, some level of fame goes along with that. You're prepared. But how often does that happen to a programmer?

I think in terms of the work were doing now a lot of the UI cleanup... I see it getting much prettier.

Passion is more developed than discovered.

The more a man drinketh of the world, the more it intoxicateth.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

A picture is like a prayer.

Gold loves to make its way through guards, and breaks through barriers of stone more easily than the lightning's bolt.

Science can prove nothing about God, because God lies outside its province.

Rage is a short-lived fury.

I can fall asleep at any time and wake up at any time.

I just keep my game plan the same and try to just go out there and be efficient and attack the strike zone.

Running my hands really fast up and down the fretboard... I mean, anybody can do that. It's the Guitar Olympics, and I can't think of anything more pointless.