The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect.

Music is everything that one listens to with the intention of listening to music.

In music, as I find myself forever saying, things don't get better or worse: they evolve and transform themselves.

Forgiveness is God's greatest gift

Growing Up' ----To become someone, to reach outfor things you have dreamt of.There is nogoing back.

Romanticism is the expression of man’s urge to rise above reason and common sense, just as rationalism is the expression of his urge to rise above theology and emotion.

Mere praise of peace is easy and ineffective. What is needed is acitve participation in the fight against war and everything which leads to it.

Mindset of the man too busy: I am too busy BEING God to become LIKE God.

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

But how do you wait for heaven And who has that much time And how do you keep your feet on the ground When you know, that you were born, you were born to fly

I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.

One finds life through conquering the fear of death within one's mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and conquer the opponent with one decisive slash.