When you were a volunteer for the Bush-Cheney campaign, you came in the morning; you had a supervisor who gave you a list of calls to make and a time to do it in.

As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future.

I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.

Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.

It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.

One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.

You can't steal a gift. Bird [Charlie Parker] gave the world his music, and if you can hear it you can have it.

I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be.

The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play.

If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.

If darkness was meant to rule it wouldn’t be chased away by the Light.” -Sheelagh

Hypochondriacs who have a fanciful anxiety about their health will never be well regardless of their physical condition.

Loving yourself may seem like the hardest thing to do. But it's the greatest gift you can give yourself. If you're waiting for someone else to do it for you, you're wasting your time.

Boxing is really hard because you have to be in really good shape to have all those rules and just using your hands.

I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

People screw me over with words, so I screw them over with songs.

It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.

You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone.

I want to accomplish my work and fulfill my dreams, and do something with my life, and I hope I'll be able to accomplish it. It's very much work, but I like it.