People are hard-wired for tribal identity.

There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning experience.

I think in times of crisis it's the artists' responsibility to dig a little deeper.

I love the dynamic contrast between the spontaneous shots and the more formal, pro-rock-star photos.

I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds.

Music careerists from Seattle would typically move to the closest media center, which was L.A.

Gaining knowledge without wisdom is like reaching heaven and never entering the gates.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside where it functions best.

That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable development.

What is a great life if not a youthful idea executed by a man of mature years.

I have always felt that I am the sum total of my parts.

I heard an angel speak last night/And he said, "Write!"

About that proposal, cupcake..." Morelli

There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite.

For me an adventure is something that I can take an active part in but that I don't have total control over.

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?