The whole message of the piece was that possessions are transient. You don't know if you are going to be able to have time with somebody, so you better be careful.

The opportunity for brotherhood presents itself every time you meet a human being.

I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.

I always got great respect as a bass player.

I'm always shy in front of an audience, so I'm always at the back, in the shadows, just doing it. I don't like the front, the adulation.

The first records I heard were from Dizzy Gillespie and people like that.

There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.

I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

I'm not an upfront person. Being upfront is not my forte. I'm quite happy to stay in the back there with the drums, where I belong.

You could put Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on one side of the stage, and James Brown on the other, and you wouldn't even notice the others were there!

I'm not a musician, I just play bass.

It really should be a criminal offense for an electrician to mount a breaker box on a bedroom wall. Unfortunately, I see the solar industry mounting inverters on bedroom walls also!

As much as it's awful to learn about all the greedy and selfish decisions that some people make, I know there are many more people who have good intentions.

I'm very comfortable with being productive. I like doing things, and I like creating things.

I think there's a phenomenon of people who want to be around something that seems "dangerous." It makes them feel more real.

You don't need to change the world; you need to change yourself.

People have the strength to overcome their bodies. Their beauty is in their minds.

Having a school really is the fulfillment of a longtime dream of mine.

None of our competitors have ever made two systems that run the same software.

The rivalry is huge between South Carolina and Clemson. It's major bragging rights; one of the most intense things I've been a part of.