The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.

Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.

The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration arrives, you are ready to be at the disposal of inspiration.

Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language.

Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.

I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not the notes of a scale hooked together?

My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'

There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.

I'm not any different from you or the guy down the street or across the globe, we're all connected in some way and hopefully my music can integrate that feeling of human connectedness.

I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.

Learn, Understand, Implement, Observe and Repeat!

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

Magic is never totally scientifically explainable, but science has always been, at one time or another, considered magic.

We should remind ourselves that laughing together is as close as you can get to another person without touching, and sometimes it represents a closer tie than touching ever could.

I had my schooling right there in the Cotton Club.

There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems.

No good ever comes from putting up walls. What people mistake for safety is in fact captivity. And few things thrive in captivity.

The great thing about improvisation is that it allows us to establish an uncensored form of theater. Freedom of speech is absolutely inherent to artistic expression.

The best eraser in the world is a good night's sleep.

Conversations among the members of your marketplace happen whether you like it or not. Good marketing encourages the right sort of conversations.