The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.

The true beauty of music is that it connects people.

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.

DJs and people in the street know what they like.

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.

A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.

Soul has no musical geographical or racial boundaries.

I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.

I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out every year.

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.

I think part of me doesn't want to remember him, for fear of missing him too much.

There is no such thing as control of a situation. If we try to do this, it turns back on us in negativity.

Griffin leans closer, his voice dropping to a low, suggestive rumble only I can hear. "There are things I could boast about, but I'd rather show than tell.

There is life in the ground; it goes into the seeds and also when it is stirred up goes into the man who stirs it.

The freedom of knowing that you're doing something off-kilter is liberating.

All great art contains an element of the irrational.

Within this widest concept of object, and specifically within the concept of individual object, Objects and phenomena stand in contrast with each other.

SakeThe jewel which brightly shines at nightIs precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake,Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito

Yet I pity the poor wretch, though he's my enemy. He's yoked to an evil delusion, but the same fate could be mine. I see clearly: we who live are all phantoms, fleeing shadows.

I think every job you have to lie to get. You always say how wonderful it all is, that it's an amazing script - "I love you, you're such a great director." I think every actor does that.